Rambabu Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15782 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-618 Year-2025 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Rambabu Rai son of Bali Rai @ Bali Yadav Resident of village- Jaisinghpur Bandraha @ Chandraha PS- Turkauliya District -East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ujjwal Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 618 of 2025, dated 30.12.2025, lodged under Sections 274, 275 & 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "BNS, 2023") and under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022, pending before the Court of Special Judge Excise Court I, East Champaran at Motihari.
3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 404 litres of illicit liquor has been made, which is the subject matter of the present case.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15782 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence. He further submits that the petitioner's name has been disclosed by an apprehended accused person. He also submits that the criminal antecedents of the petitioner are not clean, as three criminal cases are pending against him.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean.
6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.
(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T