Pratap Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37888 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2024 Thana- CHANDAN District- Banka ====================================================== Pratap Jha S/O Nirmal jha @ Nirmal Kumar Jha R/O Village- Baghmara, P.SFatehpur, District- Jamtara (Jharkhand). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brij Nandad Prasad , Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 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 120 liters of foreign liquor were recovered from two seized vehicles.

4. It is submitted 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.

5 . Learned counsel for the State submits that the huge quantity of liquor have been recovered from two vehicles vehicles and petitioner is registered owner of one of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37888 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 2/2 vehicles.

6. Considering the facts of the case as also the fact that huge quantity of liquor have been recovered from the vehicle of which petitioner is registered owner, prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected.

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