Md. Kamar Alam Vs the State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30765 of 2024

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2023 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad

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Md. Kamar Alam S/O Late Latefur Rahman R/O Mohalla- Pirahi Bagh, Ward No. 15, Daud Nagar, P.S- Daud Nagar, Distt.- Aurangabad (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

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THE STATE OF BIHAR

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Manish Kumar No 13, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Anurag Singh, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

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ORAL ORDER

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2 24-04-2024

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

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2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Daudnagar Excise P.S. Case No. 192 of 2023 dated 11.11.2023 for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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3. As per the prosecution case, total 10 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the vehicle (electric vehicle).

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4. 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. The petitioner is the owner of the said

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30765 of 2024(2) dt.24-04-2024 2/3

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vehicle but the same was not being driven by the petitioner at the time of the alleged recovery. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, hence no case is made out. 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.

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5. 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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6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the material available on the 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.30765 of 2024(2) dt.24-04-2024 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, Aurangabad in connection with Daudnagar P.S. Case No. 192 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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7. The application stands allowed.

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(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)

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Gautam/-

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