IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42007 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2019 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan @ Jhotaila @ Raviranjan Ray S/O Late Hari Rai R/O Village- Sarmastpur, PS-Paroo, Distt-Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Priyesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s: Mrs.Asha Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 31-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the pe- titioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case regis- tered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 70.920 litres illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the bank of a river. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on be- half of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recov- ered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. The al- leged illicit liquor has been recovered from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42007 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 2/2 5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature. 6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor and fact that petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. shikha/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T