Son Manti Devi @ Gulabi Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.32925 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -366 Year- 2017 Thana -BARACHATTI District- GAYA ====================================================== Son Manti Devi @ Gulabi Devi W/o Prabhu Chaudhary, R/o Village-Bara, P.S.-Barachatti, District-Gaya .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rina Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Sri Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. Apprehending her arrest in connection with Barachatti P. S. Case No.366 of 2017 registered for the offences under Sections 272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the petitioner has filed the present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of pre-arrest bail.

3. In view of the provision prescribed under subsection (2) of Section 76 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the instant application preferred under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not maintainable.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32925 of 2017 (2) dt.20-07-2017 Accordingly, it is dismissed as not maintainable.

4. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the merits of the case. Hence, in case the petitioner surrenders and seeks bail, the court below shall consider her application on its own merit without being prejudiced in any manner by this order. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Kanchan/- U T