Patna High CourtCR. MISC./41062/2026bail rejected

Uday Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-06Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41062 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-717 Year-2026 Thana- DARIYAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Uday Kumar S/o Sita Ram Sahu @ SITARAM SAHNI Resident of VillageBaligaon P.S.- Parsa, District- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Avinash Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Sanjay 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, 60 litres illicit country made liquor was recovered from the seized scooty of which this petitioner is registered owner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be owner of the vehicle in question. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41062 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 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 liquor was recovered from the seized vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. Petitioner has got three criminal antecedents out of which two are of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered from the seized vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

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