IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8197 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-314 Year-2018 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== 1. Sikandar Yadav S/O Late Jaglal Yadav R/O Village- Bhagwanpur, Devarsaukhi, P.S- Fatuha, Distt.- Patna. 2. Chotu Kumar S/O Jhauri Singh @ Jhauri Yadav R/O Village- Bhagwanpur, Devarsaukhi, P.S- Fatuha, Distt.- Patna. 3. Jhunu Yadav @ Jhuman Rai S/O Guddi Rai R/O Village- Bhagwanpur, Devarsaukhi, P.S- Fatuha, Distt.- Patna. 4. Guddi Rai @ Guddi Yadav S/O Moni Rai R/O Village- Bhagwanpur, Devarsaukhi, P.S- Fatuha, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sushant Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shyam Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-02-2026 Heard Mr. Sushant Pratap Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No. 314 of 2018 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the allegations made in the FIR, 100 litres of illicit liquor were recovered from the bank of a river near a palm tree. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8197 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail. He submitted that petitioners no.1 and 2 have seven criminal antecedents, whereas petitioners no.3 and 4 have one criminal antecedent each and most of the cases are under Excise Act. 6. Considering the past criminal antecedents of the petitioners, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the present bail application stands dismissed. Sanjay/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T