IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42020 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-258 Year-2024 Thana- BARIYARPUR District- Munger ====================================================== Sanjay Yadav S/o Nankeshwar Yadav Resident of Village- Gonara, P.S.- Banka, District-Banka ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Resident of Village- Gonara, P.S.-Banka, District-Banka ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and 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 Sections 30(a) and 32 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022. 3. As per prosecution case, 48.525 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be owner of the vehicle in question. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. 5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42020 of 2025(2) dt.07-07-2025 2/2 vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents out of which one is of similar nature. 6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered from the vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. Neha/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T