Deepu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52781 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-422 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gaya ====================================================== DEEPU KUMAR Son of Sunil Kumar Gupta @ Sunil Prasad Gupta Resident of Jori Jori Kalan, Police Station- Jori, District- Chatra (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kamla Kant Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nityanand ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 422 of 2019, disclosing offences under Sections 30(k) and 56(kh) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

In view of the bar under Section 76(2) of the Act of 2016 and the Full Bench decision rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2019 (2) PLJR 1089, this application cannot be maintained and is accordingly dismissed.

However, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If he does so, the court below shall consider his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52781 of 2019(2) dt.23-08-2019 2/2 prayer for regular bail on its own merit, without being prejudiced by the rejection of the present anticipatory bail application.

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