Patna High CourtCR. MISC./3587/2024bail granted

Mangal Chaudhary @ Mangal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-02-09Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3587 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2023 Thana- NOKHA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Mangal Chaudhary @ Mangal Kumar S/O LATEVINAY CHOUDHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAGHUNATHPUR ,POLICE STATION NOKHA DISTRICT-ROHTAS AT SASARAM ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raghunandan Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-02-2024 Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of three weeks from today.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

3. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No. 277 of 2023, dated 09.10.2023 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) (d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

4. As per prosecution case, total 20 litres of country made liquor has been recovered from the Galllon and balti and one small gas cylinder, gas/stove, two tasla of plastic drum of 100 litres, gas regulator, plastic pipe and plastic drum attached

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3587 of 2024(2) dt.09-02-2024 2/3 with toti and pipe were also recovered.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, hence no case is made out against the petitioner. Learned counsel has relied on the judgment of Full Bench of Hon'ble Patna High Court in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar reported in 2019 (2) PLJR 1089. The Full Bench in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav (supra) has held that an application for anticipatory bail in a case arising out of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act can be maintained, despite the bar under Section 76(2) of the Act, if on the basis of allegation made in the FIR, no offence under the said provision is made out.

6. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner by submitting that the bar of Section 76(2) of the Act applies in this case.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3587 of 2024(2) dt.09-02-2024 3/3 enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No. 277 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Ranjeet/- U T