Patna High CourtCR. MISC./80064/2025bail rejected

Upendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-15Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80064 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-614 Year-2016 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Upendra Kumar, S/o Suresh Yadav, R/o Village- Ghanghari, P.S.- Kataiya, District- Chara (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Javed Jafar Khan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 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 Sections 30(a) and 32 (2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 516 litres illicit country made liquor was recovered from two vehicles. Petitioner is registered owner of one of the cars from which 200 litres liquor was recovered.

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.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80064 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 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 vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents out of which one is 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 antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

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