Saroj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20979 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-307 Year-2025 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== SAROJ KUMAR S/o- Narayan Sah Resident of village- Raksa Rahimpur PSDhaka District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ujjwal Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Suresh Prasad 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 twelve cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 235.815 litres of liquor from Tata Indica Car.

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 car and he came to be implicated at the instance of Chaukidar with whom he is on an inimical term. It is next submitted that police in majority of cases implicating innocent

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20979 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 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 further submitted that if Chaukidar was aware of the involvement of the petitioner in the occurrence, then why he did not inform the police prior to institution of the present F.I.R., which casts an aspersion on the case of the prosecution. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 16.01.2026. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.

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 Dhaka P. S. Case No.307 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T