Arvind Kumar @ Arvind Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21706 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2025 Thana- PIYAR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Arvind Kumar @ Arvind Kumar Yadav S/o- Vashist Ray Village- Bandra PSPiyar Distt- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Piyar (Muzaffarpur) P.S. Case No. 213 of 2025, dated 12.12.2025, lodged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022, pending before the Court of Special Judge Excise, Court No.-II, Muzaffarpur.

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 3.750 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 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Counsel also submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21706 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/2 the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean, as one criminal case is 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.

7. It is directed to the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 6 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within six weeks, then the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day without being prejudice that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T