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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24802 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Bhola Yadav S/O Rengni Yadav Resident of Village- Lohani Bigha, P.S.- Mufassil, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-07-2025 Heard Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 110 litres illicit country made liquor was recovered from the hut of this petitioner and 1000 Kg Jawa Mahua was destroyed at the spot.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner and he is in no way connected with the aforesaid recovery.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24802 of 2025(2) dt.09-07-2025 2/2
5. On the other hand, learned APP appearing for the State submits that petitioner is not entitled to the privilge of anticipatory bail in view of decision of the Full Bench of this Hon’ble Court rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.). Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent.
6. Considering the aforesaid decision of this Court and fact that petitioner has got one criminal antecedent, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to this petitioner is rejected.
shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T