Naveen Kumar v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application rejected; Patna High Court; CRL. MISC. No. 43082 of 2026; Naveen Kumar v. The State of Bihar; Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 01 of 2026, East Champaran; Sections 274, 275 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; recovery of 7.5 litres illicit liquor from petitioner's hut; clean antecedent claim; State reliance on Full Bench ruling Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar, 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.); Prabhat Kumar Singh, J; order dated 01-07-2026.
What did the court decide?
The anticipatory bail application of the petitioner is rejected, the Court deciding on the facts placed before it, including the prosecution case of recovery of 7.5 litres of illicit liquor from the petitioner's hut and the State's reliance on the Full Bench decision in Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar, 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.).