Srikant Bind @ Shivakant Bind v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.33183 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -66 Year- 2017 Thana -CHAINPUR District- BHABHUA (KAIMUR) ====================================================== Srikant Bind @ Shivakant Bind son of Chhotu Bind @ Molablal Bind, Resident of Village- Chhitampur, P.S. Chakiya, District Chandauli (U.P.). .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Sri Amrendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. Apprehending his arrest in connection with Chainpur P.S.Case No. 66 of 2017 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the petitioner has filed the present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of pre-arrest bail.

3. In view of the provision prescribed under subsection (2) of Section 76 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the instant application preferred under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not maintainable. Accordingly, it is dismissed as not maintainable.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33183 of 2017 (2) dt.20-07-2017 P2/

4. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the merits of the case. Hence, in case the petitioner surrenders and seeks bail, the court below shall consider his application on its own merit without being prejudiced in any manner by this order. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Kanchan/- U T