Patna High CourtCR. MISC./28269/2026bail granted

Umesh Sahani @ Umesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-24Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28269 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-410 Year-2025 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Umesh Sahani @ Umesh Kumar Son of Late Bijli Sahani R/o - Sandalpur Pachiyor, P.S.- Bahadurpur, Distt.- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Arya For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 24-04-2026

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 offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 250 litres of liquor from a motorcycle and sack kept nearby. It is next submitted 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 vehicle and even alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner and he came to be implicated at the instance of local person but then the name of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28269 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 2/2 the person who disclosed the name of the petitioner is not disclosed in the FIR which casts an aspersion on the case of the prosecution. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 07.03.2026. It is also submitted that if privilege of bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.

4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5000/- (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 Bahadurpur P.S. Case No.410/2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T