IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23449 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-408 Year-2025 Thana- NAUGACHIA District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Chandan Yadav S/O Shambhu Prasad Yadav resident of village Gamhariya, Ward No. 12, P.S.-Baijnathpur, District- Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 2 08-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Naugachia P.S. Case no.408 of 2025 registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 3. As per the prosecution case, on search being conducted 1473.12 litres of IMFL was recovered from the truck in question and the petitioner who is a khalasi of the truck was taken into custody. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the vehicle in question or from the possession of the petitioner. Accepting the allegations levelled in the FIR, he is only said to be a khalasi. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23449 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/2 The petitioner is in custody since 8.12.2025 and undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial. Chargesheet has been submitted in the case. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation of recovery of 1473.12 litres of IMFL from the truck in question of which the petitioner who is a khalasi was taken into custody at the spot, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected. 7. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after six months. Saurabh/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U T