Anil Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18733 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1707 Year-2023 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gaya ====================================================== ANIL CHAUDHARY S/O ARJUN CHAUDHARY R/O VILLAGEJAGARNATHPUR, P.S- FATEHPUR, DISTT.- GAYA (BIHAR). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashwani Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his/her arrest in a case in connection with Gaya Excise P.S. Case No. 1707 of 2023 dated 27.09.2023 for the offence/s punishable u/ss 30(a) and 56 (b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 186.375 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the Tempo and hut.

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 conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is the owner of the said vehicle. The said vehicle was not being driven

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18733 of 2024(2) dt.19-03-2024 2/3 by the petitioner at the time of the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has no concern either with the alleged recovery or the said hut. The petitioner has no 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 the record, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his/her arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18733 of 2024(2) dt.19-03-2024 3/3 (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Gaya in connection with Gaya Excise P.S. Case No. 1707 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