Bhutali Rai @ Sanjeet Kumar Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.31152 of 2026, decided 13-05-2026 by Partha Sarthy, J (oral order): anticipatory bail application under section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 rejected; grounds - recovery of 100 litres of country liquor in front of petitioner's house, petitioner escaped, multiple prior antecedents under the Excise Act; petitioner Bhutali Rai @ Sanjeet Kumar Rai; State opposed through APP Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap; no precedent cited; petitioner unrepresented.
What did the court decide?
Taking into consideration the F.I.R. allegation of recovery of 100 litres of country liquor in front of the petitioner's house, from which the petitioner managed to escape, together with the petitioner having several antecedents under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail and rejected the application.