Arun Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44112 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2025 Thana- MEHSI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Arun Ray S/O Harinandan Ray Resident of village- Dariyapur Kafen, P.STurki, District- Muzaffarpur, State- Bihar- 844127. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajnish Shandilya, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramesh Chandra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2025 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 (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. As per prosecution case, 3533.400 litres illicit foreign liquor was recovered from a vehicle 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. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44112 of 2025(2) dt.09-07-2025 2/2 vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature.

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

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