IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24665 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2024 Thana- TETERHAT District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Rakesh Kumar Son of Sanjay Singh R/o Village - Manjor, P.S. - Warisligng, Dist. Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Ankita Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Tetarhat P.S. Case No. 118 of 2024, lodged on 15.07.2024 under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022, pending before the Court of District and Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Special Excise Court, Lakhisarai. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this is the second anticipatory bail application of the petitioner. Counsel further submits that the circumstances have now changed, and in all the earlier six cases pending against the petitioner, bail has been granted Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24665 of 2026(2) dt.10-04-2026 2/2 4. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 5. In the present facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made above, this Court is of the view that there is no change in circumstances, and the second anticipatory bail application is not maintainable. As such, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the bail application of the petitioner is hereby rejected. 6. It is directed to the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 6 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within six weeks, then the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day without being prejudice that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case. Aman Kumar/- (Dr. Anshuman, J.) U T