Santosh Sah @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47642 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2019 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== SANTOSH SAH @ SANTOSH KUMAR Son of Mahesh Sah Resident of Village- Basantpur Patti Bakhra, P.S.- Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Bela Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mukeshwar Dayal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 99 of 2019, disclosing offence under Sections 30(a), 32(2), 41(1) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

In view of the Full Bench decision of this Court in case of Ram Vinay Yadav Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2019(2) PLJR 1089 (F.B.), and the provisions under Section 76(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, this application for anticipatory bail cannot be maintained. This application is accordingly dismissed as not maintainable.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47642 of 2019(2) dt.31-07-2019 2/2 However, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Court below within four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If he does so, his application for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by rejection of the present application for grant of anticipatory bail by this Court.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Rajesh/- U T