Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7242 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-670 Year-2023 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Rai S/o Chandeshwar Rai @ Chandeshwar Ray R/o vill-Mile, P.S-Bidupur, Distt.-Vaishali.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sudish Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sharda Kumari,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 670 of 2023 dated 15.11.2023 for the offence/s punishable u/ss 272, 273 and 414 of the IPC and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 110 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the two motorcycles and one Scooty.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7242 of 2024(2) dt.17-02-2024 2/3 conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said vehicles. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Local Chowkidar disclosed the name of the petitioner. The petitioner has four other criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. Learned counsel has submitted that no case is made out against the petitioner. Learned Counsel has relied on the judgment of Full Bench of Hon'ble Patna High Court in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar 2019 (2) PLJR 1089. The Full Bench in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav (supra) has held that an application for anticipatory bail in a case arising out of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act can be maintained, despite the bar under Section 76 (2) of the Act, if on the basis of allegation made in the FIR, no offence under the said provision is made out.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner by submitting that the bar of Section 76(2) of the Act applies in this case.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the material available on record, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7242 of 2024(2) dt.17-02-2024 3/3 within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 670 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T