Rahul Yadav @ Rahul Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37479 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-366 Year-2023 Thana- PALASI District- Araria ====================================================== Rahul Yadav @ Rahul Kumar Yadav S/O Shyam Lal Yadav R/O VillagePothiya Ward no. 5, P.S.- Palasi ,District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== 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.
3. As per prosecution case, 119.37 litres illicit liquor was recovered from the fire house situated beside the house of co-accused Pramod Yadav.
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 the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused persons.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37479 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 petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered. Petitioner 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 has got three criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T