IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41555 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2025 Thana- Sarbahada District- Gaya ====================================================== Shivam Kumar @ Shivam Kumar Singh S/o Nilambar Singh R/o Village - Karge, PS - Chanho, Barho, District - Ranchi, State - Jharkhand ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Jitendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr.Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 08-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Sarbahda P.S. Case No. 91 of 2025 instituted under Sections 30(a) and 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022. 3. As per the prosecution case, during police patrolling, recovery of 82.440 liters of illicit foreign liquor and an Apple iPhone was made from a damaged Scorpio vehicle. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41555 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 2/2 6. The name of the petitioner has come in the self inculpatory statement of the co-accused. The petitioner has similar antecedent under the Excise Act also. 7. Considering the aforesaid fact, this is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 8. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed. P. Kumar (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T