IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51225 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-53 Year-2025 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar S/o Rajeshwar Mahto Resident of village- Adda no 2, Police station- Chapra Town, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mili Kumari , Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State . 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3 . Prosecution case is that 70 liters of illicit liquor has been recovered from the seized vehicle . 4. It is submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case . The name of the petitioner was disclosed by other co-accused persons. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the seized vehicle . No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. 5 . Learned counsel for the State submits that huge Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51225 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 2/2 quantity of recovery has been made and petitioner has got 4 criminal antecedents of similar nature . 6. Considering the huge quantity of recovery and also the fact that petitioner has got 4 criminal antecedents of similar nature , prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T