Sachin Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58739 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Sachin Kumar S/o Kishor Singh, R/o Village- Dudhaila Bazar, P.S.- Sonepur, Dist.- Saran at Chapra.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No.153 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) & 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 90 litre illicit foreign liquor from the Maruti Suzuki Alto car bearing Registration No. BR-01-AA-4431.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicle in question rather he was simply passing through the road and only on the basis of suspicion, he has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58739 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/2 arrested. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has no concern either with the alleged seized liquor or with the vehicle from where the alleged liquor was recovered. He further submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is in custody since 08.07.2025, having clean antecedent. He further submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.3, Saran at Chapra in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No.153 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T