IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43700 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2026 Thana- PANDAUL District- Madhubani ====================================================== Bhogendra Saday @ Bhogindra Saday S/O Lochan Saday Resident of village - Harpur Gurmaha, P.S - Pandaul, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Subhash Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Pandaul P.S. Case No. 120 of 2026, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022. 3. As per prosecution case, total 36 liters of illicit Nepali (Chulai) liquor was recovered from the courtyard of the house of the petitioner. 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.43700 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 2/2 bail and submits that recovery has been made from the courtyard of the petitioner. 6. Considering the fact that the recovery of illicit Nepali (Chulai) liquor has been made from the courtyard of the petitioner, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Alok/Sanjay- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T