IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20579 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-462 Year-2025 Thana- SASARAM NAGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Rani Sonkar @ Shyam Sonkar @ Shyam Raj S/o- Mewa Sonkar @ Mewa Lal Sonkar R/o- New Area, P.S.-Sasaram Town, Distt.- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Amresh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-05-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 499.350 litres illicit foreign liquor was recovered from a house. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. 5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20579 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/2 the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered. Petitioner has got four criminal antecedents of similar nature. 6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor and fact that petitioner has got four criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T