IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36032 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2024 Thana- Champanagar District- Purnia ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Son of Nityanand Sharma @ Nityananda Sharma Resident of Village-Pharkia, P.S-Basaithi, District-Araria ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. R.N. Tiwari, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Champanagar P. S. Case No. 97 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, total 42 liters illicit liquor was recovered out of which 28 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the seized motorcycle of which this petitioner is registered owner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery and he has been made accused in this case only on suspicion. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36032 of 2026(2) dt.25-06-2026 2/2 bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the fact that petitioner is owner of the seized motorcycle, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T