Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh denied anticipatory bail in an excise case

In Anil Sah vs. The State of Bihar (2026), Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh of Patna High Court passed a 2-page long order dated June 24, 026, wherein, he concluded: ""Considering the fact that petitioner is owner of the poultry farm from which huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused." 

The petitioner had approached the High Court apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act 2022. As per prosecution case, 1987.815 liters of illicit liquor was recovered from the poultry farm of petitioner. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that no incriminating material was recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. He was not concerned with the alleged recovery and he had been made accused in the case only on suspicion. A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from poultry farm of this petitioner.