Patna High CourtCR. MISC./20717/2026bail granted

Raj Kumar @ Raj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-18Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20717 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2023 Thana- MUSRIGHRARI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Raj Kumar @ Raj Kumar Singh Son of Umesh Prasad Singh @ Umesh Singh @ Umesh Kumar Singh Resident of Village - Fatehpurwala, P.S.- Musrigharari, District - Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Renu Kumari, A.P.P.

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

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32 and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of two cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 3510 litres of liquor from a tanker.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the seized vehicle and came to be implicated based on the confessional statement of Santosh Mahto in police custody which does not have any evidentiary

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20717 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 value in the eye of law. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2026 and if the privilege of regular bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds 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 in connection with Musrigharari P.S. Case No. 212 of 2023.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T