Yogendra Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31842 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-460 Year-2024 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Yogendra Chaudhary Son of Late Kuish Chaudhary Resident of village - Khori Pakari (Khodipakad) P.S. Harsidhi, District- East Champaran 2.

Suresh Chaudhary son of Lal Bahadur Chaudhary Resident of village - Khori Pakari (Khodipakad) P.S. Harsidhi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per prosecution case, 10 litres country made liquor was recovered behind the house of the petitioner no. 1, Yogendra Chaudhary.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of these petitioners and they are no way connected with the aforesaid recovery.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31842 of 2025(2) dt.25-07-2025 2/2

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners and submitted that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered. Petitioner no. 1 has got four criminal antecedents of similar nature and petitioner no. 2 has got three criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor and fact that petitioner no. 1 has got four criminal antecedents of similar nature and petitioner no. 2 has got three criminal antecedents of similar nature , the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Neha/- U T