Mahesh Yadav @ Mahesh Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No. 14099 of 2026, order dt. 23-03-2026, Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.: anticipatory bail REFUSED. Offence: Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Originating case: Phulparas P.S. Case No. 435 of 2025, District Madhubani. Petitioner: Mahesh Yadav @ Mahesh Kumar Yadav. Prosecution case: 625.08 litres illicit liquor recovered from house of co-accused Satyadev Kumar Anand; petitioner's name transpired during investigation; counsel claimed no conscious-possession recovery. State opposed citing nine criminal antecedents, eight of similar nature. Keywords: anticipatory bail, bail refusal, Bihar Excise Act, criminal antecedents, illicit liquor, Madhubani, Phulparas.
What did the court decide?
Considering the petitioner's criminal antecedents of a similar nature, his prayer for anticipatory bail in Phulparas P.S. Case No. 435 of 2025 is refused.