Shatrughan Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12300 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2021 Thana- CHORAUT District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== SHATRUGHAN MANDAL Son of Yogi Mandal Resident of VillageChoraut Paschami Ward No.4, Police Station- Choraut, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Garg For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Choraut P.S. Case No. 102/2021 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016.

The petitioner's name has come in the self inculpatory statement of the person who has been arrested and he has said that the petitioner deals in sale and purchase of illicit liquor. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12300 of 2022(2) dt.01-04-2022 2/2 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