Satyendra Rai @ Satyendra Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2522 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-210 Year-2025 Thana- BARGAINIA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Satyendra Rai @ Satyendra Kumar Yadav S/o Jamun Rai Resident of VillageMasaha Alam, P.S.- Bairgania, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bairgania P.S. Case No. 210/2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 790.8 litres of liquor was recovered from 22 gunny bag loaded on six bicycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2522 of 2026(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 that petitioner is in no manner connected with the vehicle in question or with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel, therefore, submitted that prima-facie, no case is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the petitioner has three criminal antecedents of similar nature, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

8. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the same shall be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) atul/- U T