Chamcham Kumar @ Rajesh Kumar Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10480 of 2024

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-368 Year-2023 Thana- DIDARGANJ District- Patna

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Chamcham Kumar @ Rajesh Kumar Son of Ramdev Rai @ Ramdev Prasad Yadav Resident of Mohalla- Didarganj, Ward no. 72, P.S.- Didarganj, Dist.Patna

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... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar Patna

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sunil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

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ORAL ORDER

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2 26-02-2024

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

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The petitioner is apprehending his/her arrest in a case in connection with Didarganj P.S. Case No. 368 of 2023 dated 29.10.2023 for the offence/s punishable u/ss 30(a) and 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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As per the prosecution case, total 30 litres of illicit Mahua liquor was recovered from the house of the co-accused, Sakeela Devi.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The name of the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10480 of 2024(2) dt.26-02-2024 2/3

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petitioner has transpired on mere suspicion. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. Learned counsel has submitted that 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 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.

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Learned A.P.P. 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.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the material available on record, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/-

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10480 of 2024(2) dt.26-02-2024 3/3

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(Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Patna City in connection with Didarganj P.S. Case No. 368 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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The application stands allowed.

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(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)

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guddukr/-

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Chamcham Kumar @ Rajesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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