Appeal against rejection of anticipatory bail in liquor case. Court found quantum of illicit liquor recovered high. Anticipatory bail denied. Petitioners to surrender for regular bail.
Prayer for anticipatory bail rejected. Petitioners directed to surrender within four weeks for regular bail consideration.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41284 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2018 Thana- BHAGWANGANJ District- Patna
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... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ram Naresh Ray, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER
counsel for the State.
In this case, the petitioners are seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Bhagwanganj P.S. Case No.175 of 2018, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30 (a) (c) (d), 37 (b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
Allegation has been made that the police on secret information that in bush of Chakiya Pyne illegal liquor are being manufactured, reached there and after seeing the police party, the accused persons fled away and from there 100 liters of country made liquor has been recovered.
Looking to the quantity of liquor recovered, this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41284 of 2019(2) dt.05-07-2019 2/2
Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.
Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected.
However, if the petitioners surrender before the Court
below within four weeks from today and pray for regular bail, the Court below will consider the same and pass appropriate order without being influenced by the order of this Court.
(Shivaji Pandey, J)
V.K.Pandey/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail is admissible in a case involving manufacture of illicit liquor under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Vimal Singh @ Vimal Kumar Singh
Sanjay Kumar @ Sanjay Yadav
The State of Bihar
SHIVAJI PANDEY
As recorded by the court registry
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