Ajay Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22039 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -65 Year- 2017 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Ajay Mahto Son of Late Lochan Mahto, Resident of Village- Thakurbari Dih, P.O. and P.S.- Motihari Town, District East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Pravin Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Manish Kumar 2, APP 33 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 18-05-2017 From the house of this petitioner, foreign liquor was allegedly recovered on 12.03.2017. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Hence, this anticipatory bail application is not maintainable in view of the bar under Section 76 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Accordingly, it is dismissed as not maintainable in connection with Excise No. 65 of 2017 pending in the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari.

(Birendra Kumar, J) SA/- U √ T √