Sanjay Sahni v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.45390 of 2024, decided 18-01-2025 by Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya. Anticipatory bail application of Sanjay Sahni in Hathauri P.S. Case No. 25 of 2024 (Muzaffarpur) concerning alleged recovery of 94.500 litres of illicit foreign liquor from a Centro car (BR-01AL-6924); offences under Sections 272, 273, 420, 467, 468, 471/34 IPC and Sections 30(a), 32(2), 41(1) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022. Application dismissed as barred by Section 76(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Keywords: anticipatory bail, excise, illicit liquor, Section 76(2), bar jurisdiction.
What did the court decide?
On perusal of the F.I.R., seizure list, case diary and the impugned order dated 09.05.2024, the court found that the alleged recovery of foreign liquor was from the said vehicle.