Shivam Kumar @ Shivam Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16781 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Siwan ====================================================== Shivam Kumar @ Shivam Kumar Yadav S/o Jitendra Yadav R/o VillageMairwa, Ward no-13, P.S.- Mairwa, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raghav Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-03-2026 Heard Mr. Raghav Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 14.01.2026 in connection with Siwan (Excise) P.S. Case No. 31 of 2026, F.I.R. dated 12.01.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. Recovery is of 839.400 liters of Indian made foreign liquor.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears from the F.I.R. as well as seizure list that nothing has been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16781 of 2026(2) dt.17-03-2026 2/3 recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from the Hyundai Creta Car in question. He further submits that the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said vehicle in question. There is non-compliance of Section 103/105 of the BNSS, 2023. The petitioner is in custody since 14.01.2026.
5 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances that the petitioner has clean antecedent, he is neither the owner nor the driver of the vehicle in question and there is noncompliance of Section 103/105 of the BNSS, 2023, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-2, Siwan in connection with Siwan (Excise) P.S. Case No. 31 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16781 of 2026(2) dt.17-03-2026 3/3 reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Vanisha/- U T