IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89644 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-593 Year-2019 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR SADAR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Banaras Rai @ Banaras Ray S/O Hardeo Ray @ Hardev Ray R/O vill.- Khanjahan chak@ Saidpur, P.S- Lalganj, Dist.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Nandan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akbar Ali, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 31-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 584 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from the seized Scorpio vehicle. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. He has been made accused only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Chotan Kumar. Petitioner is neither driver nor owner of the vehicle in question. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89644 of 2024(2) dt.31-01-2025 2/2 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature. 6. Considering the criminal antecedents of similar nature, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T