Verma Kumar Yadav @ Barma Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31895 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Verma Kumar Yadav @ Barma Kumar Yadav, S/o Mahanth Yadav @ Mahesh Yadav, Resident of village- Masudaha, P.S.- Ander, District- Siwan, Bihar 2.

Ritesh Kumar Yadav, S/o- Keshav Yadav @ Keshab Yadav @ Kesho Yadav, Resident of village- Masudaha, P.S.- Ander, District- Siwan, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prabhakar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-05-2026 Heard the parties.

2. Petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Excise Siwan (Sadar) P.S. Case No. 170 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the petitioners are neither owners of the alleged seized liquor nor of the vehicle in question. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners are local residents and had reached near the check-post after hearing noise and commotion and have been falsely implicated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31895 of 2026(2) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 merely due to their presence near the place of occurrence. It is also submitted that no material has been brought on record connecting the petitioners with the ownership, control or use of the vehicle. Learned counsel further submits that the alleged seizure was made only in presence of police personnel and no independent witness supported the prosecution case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners have clean antecedent and are in custody since 02.03.2026.

4. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

5. In the facts and circumstances of this case, and considering the statements made in the petition as well as the above submissions and period of custody, this Court is inclined to grant the relief of bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, let the petitioners named-above be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Excise Siwan (Sadar) P.S. Case No. 170 of 2026.

(Shailendra Singh, J) maynaz/krishna/- U T