IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19120 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-672 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gaya ====================================================== Saulesh Kumar Singh Son of Vinay Kumar @ Vinay Singh Resident of Village- Dulha, P.S.- Rajpur in the district of Chatra (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 18-04-2026 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 Sections 30(a), 32(3) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of two cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 178.125 litres of liquor from a car. 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 based on the fact that he is owner of the seized vehicle. It is next submitted that no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and thus would create evidence against himself and hence would get Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19120 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 implicated. It is also submitted that the petitioner was completely unaware that his driver would misuse his vehicle in the manner as alleged who also fled from the spot. It is also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 29.01.2026 and charge sheet has been submitted. 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.672/2025. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T