IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41308 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2026 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ranjit Mahto Son of Jawahar Mahto @ Jawahar Mahato Resident of Village- Uttari Madhubani, P.S.- Sangrampur, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umanath Mishra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, 3.78 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the house of petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner has been made accused only on suspicion. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State submits that 3.78 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the house of petitioner and he Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41308 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 2/2 has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature. He 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