Prince Kumar Singh @ Prince Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87331 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-386 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Siwan ====================================================== Prince Kumar Singh @ Prince Rai Son of Aswani Kumar Ray Resident of Village- Pipra, P.S.- Nautan, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Priyanka Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Pushpa Sinha.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No. 386 of 2025, registered under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 504 liters liquor was recovered from Scorpio car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87331 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 2/3 for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the car in question. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Manjesh Pandey and the same has got no evidentiary value. The petitioner has got eight criminal antecedents. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 06.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 51920 of 2025. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submits that the involvement of the petitioner has been confessed by the coaccused person. It is further submitted that the petitioner bears eight criminal antecedents. Hence, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, criminal antecedent, nature and gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. The prayer is rejected. However, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below and pray for regular

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87331 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 bail. If any such application is filed, the Court below shall consider and dispose of the same on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T