Ajit Yadav @ Ajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53644 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-266 Year-2025 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada ====================================================== Ajit Yadav @ Ajit Kumar S/o Munni Yadav R/o Village - Guaghoghra, P.S. - Kawakol, Dist. - Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rabindra Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 31-07-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Rabindra Kumar, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317(4) and 111(4) of the BNS as well as Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of eleven cases under the Excise Act and is in custody since 11.06.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 750 litres of liquor from ten motorcycles.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that petitioner is not the owner of any of the seized vehicles and came to be implicated based on the secret information which is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53644 of 2026(2) dt.31-07-2026 2/2 the easiest way to implicate someone. It is next submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise the police start implicating mechanically either at the instance of the Chawkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation of the case. It is also submitted that earlier also petitioner in similar manner came to be implicated in cases relating to excise.

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

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds 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 in connection with Kauwakol P.S. Case No. 266 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T