Nirdosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21148 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-471 Year-2025 Thana- KHAJEKALA District- Patna ====================================================== Nirdosh Kumar S/O Sachidanand Rai @ Sachchidanand Ray R/O MohallaMitan Ghat Chauraha, P.S.- Khajekala, Dist.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Meena Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of six cases out of which five cases are under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 84 litres of liquor from a scooty.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the seized scooty and he came to be implicated at the instance of local person, but the name of the person, who disclosed the name of the petitioner is not disclosed in the F.I.R., which casts

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21148 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 an aspersion on the case of the prosecution. It is next submitted that police in majority of cases implicating innocent persons either at the behest of Chaukidar, local person, secret information and confessional statement in a mechanical manner without holding a proper investigation. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence and petitioner is in custody since 27.01.2026.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bailbonds in the sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Khajekalan P. S. Case No.471 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T