Vikash Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19513 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2024 Thana- SRIPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Vikash Kumar Singh son of Harishankar singh Resident Of Village- Rampur Kala, Ps- Phulwariya, Dist- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deepankar Raj, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 31-03-2026 Heard Mr. Deepankar Raj, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 11.02.2026, in connection with Sripur P.S. Case No. 110 of 2024, F.I.R. dated 01.07.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016.

3. Recovery is of 538.920 litres of foreign liquor.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. It appears from

2/4 the F.I.R. as well as seizure list that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather recovery has been made from the vehicle in question and the petitioner has been made accused on the basis of suscpion and except suspicion, no other cogent material has come during investigation to suggest the involvement of the petitioner in the present occurrence. He further submits that co-accused person, namely, Vikash Kumar Singh has been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 13.12.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 87057 of 2024, another co-accused person, namely, Ritik Yadav has been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 17.03.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 17082 of 2026, another co-accused person, namely, Ranjan Kumar Yadav @ Ranjan Yadav has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 11.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 10876 of 2025, respectively. The petitioner is in custody since 11.02.2026.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner carries four more cases of similar nature other than the present one but fairly submits on

3/4 the basis of paragraph-3 of the bail petition that the petitioner is on bail in the pending matters.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted regular bail or privilege of anticipatory bail by a different Coordinate Benches of this Court, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District & Additional Sessions Judge XIII-cum-Special Judge Excise-I, Gopalganj in connection with Sripur P.S. Case No. 110 of 2024, subject to the following conditions :-

(1) 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 reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at

4/4 any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, 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) Ibrar//- U T