Kishan Yadav @ Kisan Yadaw v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44972 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2026 Thana- KUCHAIKOTE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Kishan Yadav @ Kisan Yadaw S/O Ramchandra Yadav R/O VillageShitalbardaha, P.S- Kuchaikote, Distt.- Gopalganj, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aman Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-07-2026 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 offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of three cases out of which two cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 29-4-2026 and allegation is of recovery of 17.640 litres of liquor from a sugarcane field behind the house of the petitioner. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even the alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44972 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 2/2 but then is adjacent to his house and he came to be implicated at the instance of Chowkidar with whom he is on an inimical term. It is next submitted that if Chowkidar was aware about the involvement of the petitioner in the occurrence, then why he did not inform the police prior to institution of the instant FIR, which casts an aspersion on the case of the prosecution. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into consideration the period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond 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 Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 18 of 2026.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T