Mala Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43734 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2023 Thana- KARPURIGRAM District- Samastipur ====================================================== Mala Devi Wife of Mahesh Chaudhry Resident of Village - Vikrampur Bande, P.S.- Karpurigram, District - Samastipur, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Madhav Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Karpurigram PS Case No. 28 of 2023, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. 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 is not maintainable in view of the Full Bench decision of this Court in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav Vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) PLJR 1089.

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

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T