IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50960 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2022 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Umesh Sahani S/o Binda Sahani R/o vill- Gorigawa, Ps- Sugauli, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 2 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 207 of 2022, dated 30.04.2022, lodged under Sections 30(a) & 30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022, pending before the Court of Special Judge Excise Court- 1, Motihari, East Champaran. 3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 35 litres of illicit liquor and 600 litres country made liuqor (choa) has been made, which is the subject matter of the present case. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the petitioner’s possession and he is basically a victim in this case. He also Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50960 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/2 submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean, as two criminal cases are pending against him. 5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean. 6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Aman Kumar/- (Dr. Anshuman, J.) U T