Patna High CourtCR. MISC./33773/2026bail granted

Md. Jasim @ Jasim v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-15Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33773 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-90 Year-2025 Thana- ANGARH District- Purnia ====================================================== Md. Jasim @ Jasim S/O Md. Mofiz R/O Vill.- Bara Pandarpur, Rauta, P.S. Rauta, Dist.- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dheeraj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umanath Mishra, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-05-2026

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 six cases under the Excise Act and is in custody since 04.04.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 164.805 litres of liquor from two motorcycles.

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 any of the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Tauhid in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value. It is next submitted that police

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33773 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 2/2 in majority of cases implicating innocent persons either at the behest of Chaukidar, local person, secret information and confessional statement in a mechanical manner without holding proper investigation. It is further submitted that petitioner is in custody since 04.04.2026.

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 Angarh P. S. Case No.90 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T