Puja Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86396 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-602 Year-2019 Thana- KANKARBAG District- Patna ====================================================== PUJA DEVI Wife of Hari Om Kumar Mohalla - Ashok Nagar Road No. 3, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna. Owner of Vehicle Class Motor Cab Registration No. BR01PE6512 ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Satrudhan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Kankarbagh P.S. Case No. 602 of 2019, disclosing offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Section 76(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, bars application of Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Based on the allegation made in the First Information Report, a case under Section 30(a) of the Act is made out in my opinion.

In that view of the matter, this application cannot be maintained and is accordingly dismissed.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86396 of 2019(4) dt.07-07-2020 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) AKASH/- U T