Chintu @ Ravi Kishan Baitha @ Ravi Kishan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51392 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-189 Year-2026 Thana- MUFFASIL District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Chintu @ Ravi Kishan Baitha @ Ravi Kishan Kumar Son of Anil Baitha @ Anil Rajak Resident of Village- Bijahar, Ps- Aurangabad (M), DistAurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 29-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Aurangabad (M) P.S. Case No. 189 of 2026, dated 03.05.2026, lodged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022, pending before the Court of District and Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Aurangabad.

3. As per the prosecution, a total of 81 litres of illicit liquor has been recovered from three motorcycles, which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51392 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 2/2 submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged car. Furthermore, he submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean, as there is one criminal case pending against him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. Liberty is hereby granted to the petitioner that if he surrenders within six weeks, the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day without being prejudiced by the fact that the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court, and the Trial Court shall pass an order on the merits of the case. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T