IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14099 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-435 Year-2025 Thana- PHULPARAS District- Madhubani ====================================================== Mahesh Yadav @ Mahesh Kumar Yadav S/O Mohan Yadav R/O Village- Bikramrahi, P.S- Ghoghardiha, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ramesh Chandra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Phulparas P. S. Case No. 435 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 625.08 liters illicit iquor was recovered from the house of co-accused Satyadev Kumar Anand. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and he has got no concern with the alleged recovery. Name of the petitioner transpired in this case during course of investigation. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner has got nine criminal Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14099 of 2026(2) dt.23-03-2026 2/2 antecedents out of which eight are 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