Nand Lal Manjhi @ Nand Lal @ Nand Lal Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45229 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2019 Thana- SAHAJITPUR District- Saran ====================================================== NAND LAL MANJHI @ NAND LAL @ NAND LAL PASWAN Son of Dukhi Manjhi @ Dukhan Manjhi Resident of Village - Dhobwal, P.S.- Baniyapur, District- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dewendra Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 24-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for anticipatory bail in connection with Sahajitpur P.S. Case No. 16 of 2019 for the offences alleged under Sections 30 and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (for short 'the Prohibition Act, 2016') having earlier been rejected by this Court by order dated 01.04.2019 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 19472 of 2019.

3. At the outset it is observed that the matter relates to offence under the Prohibition Act, 2016 and the petitioner's earlier attempt for grant of anticipatory bail was rejected on the ground that such prayer was not maintainable in view of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45229 of 2019(2) dt.24-07-2019 2/2 Section 76(2) of the Prohibition Act, 2016.

4. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court sees no reason to take a different view in the matter. The petition stands dismissed.

(Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/- U T