Vidyanand Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19806 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2024 Thana- MUSRIGHRARI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Vidyanand Ray Son of Shobhakant Ray Resident of Village - Bathua, Police Station - Musrigharari, District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mahendra Pratap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3 . Prosecution case is that 69.375 liters illicit liquor was recovered from courtyard of house of this petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case . No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery . 5 . Learned counsel for the State submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19806 of 2025(2) dt.19-04-2025 2/2 recovery has been made from the house of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner is not entitled to the privilege anticipatory bail in view of Full Bench decision of this Court rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.).

6. Considering the aforesaid decision of this Court, this pre-arrest bail petition is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T