IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20811 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2015 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Nawada ====================================================== Umesh Chaudhary @ Umesh Chaudhari S/o Late Jago Chaudhary R/o Village - Gola Badraji, P.S - Kawakole, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Sucheta Yadav, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in G.O. Case No. 147 of 2015 registered for the offence punishable under Section 47(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, 20 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 the 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 20 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20811 of 2026(2) dt.21-04-2026 2/2 he has got three criminal antecedents 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