IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53057 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2025 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Vishvnath Ray @ vishwanath Ray S/o Late Ganesh Ray R/o Vill- Manikpur Ward No. 09, P.S.- Saraiya, Distt- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-08-2025 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(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 6.840 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the house of this petitioner. 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. Petitioner claims clean antecedents. 5. On the other hand, learned APP appearing for the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53057 of 2025(2) dt.06-08-2025 2/2 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.). 6. Considering the nature of accusation and aforesaid decision of this Court, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to this petitioner is rejected. Neha/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T