Bijendra Bhagat @ Ram Sanehi @ Ram Sanehi Bhagat @ Vijendra Bhagat @ Vijendra Kr. Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39412 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2025 Thana- MEHSI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Bijendra Bhagat @ Ram Sanehi @ Ram Sanehi Bhagat @ Vijendra Bhagat @ Vijendra Kr. Singh S/o Vasdev Bhagat @ Basudev Prasad Kushawaha R/o Village- Bathna, P.S.- Mehsi, Distt.- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Khushi Awadh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-07-2025 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, 67.140 litres of country made foreign liquor was recovered from the house of Babulal Mahto.

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. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from the house of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39412 of 2025(2) dt.03-07-2025 2/2 Babulal Mahto.

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 eight criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor and fact that petitioner has got eight criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Neha/- U T