Raj Karan Singh @ Karan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10593 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-115 Year-2023 Thana- YADOPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Raj Karan Singh @ Karan Singh S/o Harendra Singh Resident of Village - Hirapakad, P.S. - Jadopur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pritish Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Jadopur P.S. Case No. 115 of 2023, registered under Sections 30(a) and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 1230.400 liters liquor was recovered from a boat.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that the alleged recovery has been made from a boat near the bank of river which is an open place and the same is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10593 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/2 easily accessible to the public at large. It is further submitted that name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of suspicion. The petitioner has got four criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is an habitual offender of these type of cases and bears four criminal antecedents of similar nature. Hence, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and criminal antecedents, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. The prayer is rejected. However, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below and pray for regular bail. If any such application is filed, the Court below shall consider and dispose of the same on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T