IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36010 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-307 Year-2025 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Bhawani singh Son of Ambika singh Resident of village- jhauram, Ps- Dhaka, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 01-07-2026 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 nine cases out of which seven cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 18-2-2026 and allegation is of recovery of 235.875 litres of liquor from a Tata Indica Car. 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 is not the owner of the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated at the instance Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36010 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/2

of Chowkidar but then it is 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. 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 Dhaka P.S. Case No. 307 of 2025. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36010 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-307 Year-2025 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Bhawani singh Son of Ambika singh Resident of village- jhauram, Ps- Dhaka, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 01-07-2026 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 nine cases out of which seven cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 18-2-2026 and allegation is of recovery of 235.875 litres of liquor from a Tata Indica Car. 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 is not the owner of the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated at the instance Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36010 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/2

of Chowkidar but then it is 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. 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 Dhaka P.S. Case No. 307 of 2025. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T