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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./2888/2022dismissed

Sanjeev Kumar Singh @ Putul Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2022-04-04Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2888 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-214 Year-2021 Thana- SARAI District- Vaishali ====================================================== SANJEEV KUMAR SINGH @ PUTUL SINGH Son of Bauju Singh @ Baidynath Singh Resident of Village- Bouwaria, P.S.- Sarai, District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Enforcement Directorate through Joint Director Bihar 3.

Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), Bihar. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the E.D.

:

Mr. (Dr.) K.N. Singh Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sarai P.S. Case No. 214/2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Section 272/273 of the Indian Penal Code. This is a case of huge recovery of illicit liquor. It seems that the petitioner is a member of liquor syndicate. Petitioner is named in the self inculpatory statement of the co-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2888 of 2022(4) dt.04-04-2022 2/2 accused.

In view of the fact that prima facie a case under the Excise Act, is made out against the petitioner, this application for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is not maintainable in view of Full Bench decision of this Court rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.).

Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application is dismissed as not maintainable.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Saif/- U T