Patna High CourtCR. MISC./28163/2026bail granted

Gopal Sah @ Gopal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-24Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28163 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Saharsa ====================================================== Gopal Sah @ Gopal Kumar S/O Rajendra Sah R/O Ward no. 9, Bariyahi Basti, P.S.- Bangaon, Dist.- Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rewti Kant Raman For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== 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 Act, 2018.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 67.245 litres of liquor from straw house of the petitioner. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated at the instance of local person but then the name of 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28163 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 2/2 petitioner is in custody since 01.03.2026 and charges against the petitioner stands framed by an order dated 28.03.2026. 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 Excise P.S. Case No.81/2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T