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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43082 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2026 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Naveen Kumar S/O Dheman Sahani Resident of Village- Lalbegiya, P.S- Chiraiya, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhurendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Renu Kumari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Chiraiya P. S. Case No. 01 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274, 275 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 7.5 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the hut 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. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State submits that 7.5 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner. He
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43082 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/2 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