Ashok Kumar Ram @ Ashok Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13499 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-302 Year-2021 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== ASHOK KUMAR RAM @ ASHOK RAM Son of Yadu Ram Resident of Village- Talwa Pokhar, Ward No. 6, P.S.- Kotwa, District- East Champaran (Motihari).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rakesh Kumar No.1 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Meena Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-04-2022 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 Kotwa P.S. Case No. 302/2021 registered for the offence under Section 30(a)/32/41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016.

Recovery is from the house of the petitioner. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13499 of 2022(2) dt.08-04-2022 2/2 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