Shri Gaurav Kumar Singh @ Gaurav Kumar Singh @ Gaurav Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91785 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2022 Thana- VIDYAPATINAGAR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Shri Gaurav Kumar Singh @ Gaurav Kumar Singh @ Gaurav Singh S/O Late Lalan Singh R/o Village - Alampur Simari, Ward No. 4, P.S.- Vidyapatinagar, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026

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 petitioner has antecedent of four cases out of which three cases are under the excise act, but then petitioner was acquitted in one of the cases and allegation is of recovery of 167.25 liters of liquor from an agricultural field of Navin Jha.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91785 of 2025(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 implicated based on confessional statement of Vikash in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the instance of Chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation. It is further submitted that petitioner is in custody since 28.11.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail application of the petitioner.

6. 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. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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 Vidyapatinagar P.S. Case No. 56 of 2022.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T