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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88572 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2024 Thana- TIKAPATTI District- Purnia ====================================================== Rakesh Kumar Yadav Son of Hirdaya Lal Yadav @ Hirdaya Yadav @ Hirdev Yadav @ Hirdu Yadav Resident of Village- Goriyar Tarasi Tola, P.S.- Tikapatti, District- Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bidhu Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-04-2025 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. As per the prosecution case, 193.170 liters illicit liquor was recovered from courtyard situated in the house of petitioner.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner has been made accused only on suspicion and he claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State submits that 193.170
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88572 of 2024(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/2 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner is not entitled to the privilege of anticipatory bail in view of Full Bench decision of this 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 aforesaid facts, anticipatory bail application of the petitioner is rejected.
Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T