Kunal Singh @ Kunar Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4791 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-258 Year-2018 Thana- TARAIYA District- Saran ====================================================== Kunal Singh @ Kunar Kumar Singh S/o Late Sushil Singh Resident of Village-Taraiya, P.S.-Taraiya, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Man Mohan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nirmala Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-01-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Taraiya P.S. Case No. 258 of 2018, disclosing offence under Section 30(a), 38 and 41 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Section 76(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, bars application of Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Based on the allegation made in the First Information Report, a case under Section 30(a) of the Act is made out in my opinion.

In that view of the matter, this application cannot be maintained and is accordingly dismissed.

However, the petitioner is directed to surrender before

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4791 of 2019(2) dt.29-01-2019 2/2 the Court below within four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If he does so, his application for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by rejection of the present application for grant of anticipatory bail by this Court.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Pawan/- U T