IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16276 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-554 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Gopal Kumar Son of Lallan singh Resident Of Mohalla- Jagatpura, Ward No 01, Ps -Matihani, District -Begusarai Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akash Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 13-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Begusarai Excise PS Case No. 554 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 104.250 litres of liquor was recovered from a car. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused person. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16276 of 2026(2) dt.13-03-2026 2/2 liquor. The petitioner has twelve (12) criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, contends that prima-facie no case is made out against the petitioner. 5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. It is fervently submitted that petitioner bears twelve (12) criminal antecedent/s that too of the similar nature, hence, he does not deserve the privilege of anticipatory bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also taking into account the fact that petitioner bears twelve (12) criminal antecedents of the similar nature, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is hereby rejected. 7. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the court below within a period of four weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the same would be considered by the court below in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the order of this Court. Raj Kishore/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T