IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43713 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-234 Year-2026 Thana- BAHERA District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Raghav Mandal S/o Upendra Mandal R/o Vill-Punhad ,Ward No- 02 P.S -Ghanshyampur, District -Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shivam Prerna, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay 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 Bahera P.S. Case No. 234 of 2026, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, total 86.040 liters of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the scooty of the petitioner bearing chesis no. ME1SELBFIT0031827. 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.43713 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 2/2 bail and submits that recovery has been made from the seized vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. 6. Considering the fact that the huge quantity of illicit liquor has been recovered from the scooty of petitioner, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Alok/Sanjay- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T