The High Court rejected the antecedent petition's anticipatory bail application. The court relied on a Full Bench decision barring such relief where illicit liquor was recovered from the petitioner's house, finding the case non-maintainable.
Application for grant of anticipatory bail rejected as not maintainable.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7366 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-611 Year-2024 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas
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Mannu Paswan Son of Late Rajendra Paswan @ Rajindra Ram Resident of Village- gorari, Po- gorari Ps- Karakat (Gorari), Dist- rohtas
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sadanand Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Pushpa Sinha.1, A.P.P. ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 20-02-2025
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7366 of 2025(2) dt.20-02-2025 2/2
decision of this Court rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav
vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.) .
application of the petitioner is rejected.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the anticipatory bail application under Section 50(1) of Cr.P.C. can be granted when recovery of illicit liquor was made from the petitioner's house under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
Whether a Full Bench decision in Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar renders the present anticipatory bail application non-maintainable.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of BiharRelied on¶17
2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.)
Mannu Paswan
The State of Bihar
Prabhat Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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