Gurgaon: A city court on Wednesday denied bail to Sugriv Kumar, a partner of a liquor vend from where the excise department seized 3,921 cases and 176 bottles of premium imported liquor meant for Goa and Maharashtra in Dec.An investigation had revealed that the consignment was diverted and illegally sold in the city using fake bills. The court said the probe pointed to a well-orchestrated conspiracy involving illegal storage, transportation, and sale of foreign liquor without mandatory holograms and track and trace strips.The consignments intended for Goa and Maharashtra were offloaded and sold in Gurgaon, argued the prosecution, adding that the liquor was sold through fake, computer-generated bills to conceal diversion and bypass excise controls.“The accused is a key conspirator, having 50% partnership in the liquor vend, and is actively involved in managing operations, arranging transport vehicles, coordinating illegal supply from bonded warehouses and facilitating the sale of illicit liquor for monetary gains,” argued public prosecutor Dhananjay Kumar.The prosecution further said, as part of the conspiracy, the accused prepared forged and fake bills for customers purchasing liquor.Additional sessions judge Amit Gautam refused bail, citing gravity of the organised offence and ongoing investigation, pending recovery of the computer system used to generate fake bills.“Keeping in view the seriousness and gravity of the offence, organised nature of the crime, the fact that crucial documents are yet to be recovered, and the investigation is under way, this court does not deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to Sugriv at this stage,” the order said.Last week, the same court denied bail to Ankush Goyal, who holds a 25% partnership in the vend. He is also the key conspirator of the liquor diversion and tax evasion racket, according to investigators.The case was registered after a raid conducted by the excise department on Dec 9, 2025, at the liquor vend — ‘The Theka’ — near Signature Towers.
