Sitaram Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40508 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2026 Thana- AKBARPUR District- Nawada ====================================================== Sitaram Chauhan S/O Chauthi Chauhan R/O Village- Lakshmipur, PSAkbarpur, Distt- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2026 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, 80 litres illicit country made liquor was recovered from the house of this petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner and he is in no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned APP appearing for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40508 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 2/2 State submits that petitioner is not entitled to the privilege of anticipatory bail in view of decision of the Full Bench of this Hon'ble Court rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.).

6. Considering the nature of accusation and aforesaid decision of this Hon'ble Court, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to this petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T