Patna High CourtCR. MISC./19472/2026bail granted

Karu Singh @ Santosh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-18Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19472 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-518 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada ====================================================== Karu Singh @ Santosh Singh Son of Vijay Singh R/o At - Bhaur, P.S.- Rajauli, Dist.- Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar, 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 338, 336(3) and 318(4) of the BNS as well as Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 166.125 litres of liquor from a Bolero.

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 secret information which is the easiest way to implicate someone without holding a proper

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19472 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 investigation of the case. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 08.02.2026 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 Nawada Mufassil P.S. Case No. 518 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T