Amarjeet Chaudhary v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application rejected by Patna High Court (Cr. Misc. No. 13023 of 2025, decided 13-05-2025, Prabhat Kumar Singh, J). Offences under Sections 30(a), 41, 44, 56(b), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; PS Case No. 2553/2024, Excise P.S., Patna. Prosecution alleged 20 liters illicit liquor recovered from petitioner's (Amarjeet Chaudhary) godown; petitioner pleaded absence of conscious possession and clean antecedents. State's A.P.P. invoked Full Bench decision in Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar, 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.). Search terms: anticipatory bail, Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, illicit liquor recovery, conscious possession, clean antecedents, Full Bench, excise case Patna.
What did the court decide?
Considering the aforesaid facts (recovery of 20 liters illicit liquor from the petitioner's godown and the submissions of both sides, including the State's invocation of the Full Bench decision in Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar, 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.)), the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner is rejected.