Arvind Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8032 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-326 Year-2025 Thana- CHAKAND District- Gaya ====================================================== Arvind Yadav S/o Maheshar Yadav Resident of Village- Bahadurbigha, P.S.- Chakand, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shaheen Begum, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Chakand Police Station Case No. 326 of 2025, disclosing offences under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, as per the First Information Report, is that on 30.11.2025, the police received secret information that near the Badhar and Ahara of village Bahadur Bigaha, some persons including the petitioner, were illegally manufacturing liquor. On the said information, the police party reached near the place of occurrence. Upon seeing the police party, the accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8032 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 persons allegedly fled away from the spot. On search, total 50 litres of illicit country-made liquor and 20 litres of mahua liquor was recovered from the said place.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he has been made accused on the basis of disclosure made by the local chaukidar. Liquor has not been recovered from the premises belonging to the petitioner and the same has been recovered from the Badhar which is an open space accessible to everyone.

5. Regards being had to the submissions made by the parties and taking into consideration the fact that petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and the illicit liquor has not been recovered from the premises belonging to the petitioner, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. This application is, accordingly, allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8032 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.-4, Gaya, in connection with Chakand Police Station Case No. 326 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) Siwani/- U T