Dinesh Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected — Dinesh Yadav v. State of Bihar — Patna High Court CR.MISC. No.42393 of 2026, Dr. Anshuman, J., order dt. 08-07-2026 — arising out of Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 436 of 2023 (registered 17.06.2023), Thana Fatehpur, District Gaya — Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018 — 810 litres illicit country-made mahua liquor recovered from different motorcycles in police raid — petitioner alleged involved in transporting illicit liquor — claimed registered owner of one motorcycle already sold before occurrence — implication based on co-accused confessional statement — six criminal antecedents, two under Excise Act — prayer for bail rejected; rejection paragraph references Leheriasarai P.S. Case No. 204 of 2026 before Exclusive Special Excise Court No.-04, Gaya (inconsistent with cause title).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail refused: taking into account the background before it — the recovery of 810 litres of illicit liquor and the petitioner's six criminal antecedents (including two Excise Act cases) — the Court was not inclined to grant bail and rejected the petitioner's prayer for bail.