Meghu Mukhiya @ Meghu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26882 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-623 Year-2025 Thana- BATHNAHA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Meghu Mukhiya @ Meghu Kumar S/O Sukhlal Mukhiya Resident of VillageBathnaha, ward no- 06, P.S.- Bathnaha, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 623 of 2025, dated 30.12.2025, lodged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022, pending before the Court of Exclusive Special Excise Court, Sitamarhi.

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 3.9 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. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Furthermore, he submits that the criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26882 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2 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 one case of the same nature is pending against the petitioner.

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 4 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within four 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, considering that recovery has not been made from the petitioner's possession.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T