Kriti Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36007 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-437 Year-2020 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Kriti Yadav Son of Raghunath Ray Resident of Village - Dharampur, Police Station - Muffasil, District - Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, A.P.P.

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

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. As per prosecution case, 950.49 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered from a room adjacent to the house of co-accused, Jakin Hussain.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36007 of 2025(2) dt.25-07-2025 2/2 vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered. Petitioner has got three criminal antecedents out of which two are of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor and fact that petitioner has got three criminal antecedents out of which two are of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

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