Raju Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35541 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2023 Thana- MAGADH MEDICAL COLLEGE District- Gaya ====================================================== RAJU CHAUDHARY S/O BUCHAN CHAUDHARY @ SHIV KUMAR CHAUDHARY R/O Village-Bhukhan Bigha, P.S.-Magadh Medical, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar No2, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shaheen Begum, Addl. Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-07-2023

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act-2018.

3. Prosecution case is that 35 liters of country-made liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits 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 and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery.

5. Learned counsel for the State submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35541 of 2023(2) dt.21-07-2023 2/2 recovery has been made from the house of the petitioner.

6. Considering the fact that the recovery of alcohol has been made from the house of 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 of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.).

7. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application is dismissed as not maintainable.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Alok Verma/- U T