2017 Supreme(Pat) 1209
KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL, MADHURESH PRASAD
Manish Kumar @ Lokesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
Advocates:
Mr. Vijay Kumar, (in 21578); Mr. Anil Kumar Roy, (in 38420), Mr. Dinesh Jha, (in 40364); Mr. Nawal Kishor Prasad, (in 38382); Mr. Madhurendra Kumar, (in 35501); Mr. Ghanshyam Choudhary, (in 40112); Mr. Rudra Deo, (in 39843); Mr. Ram Kumar Singh, (in 39857); Mr. Shambhu Sharan Singh, (in 37480); Mr. Lakshman Lal Pandey, (in 39075); Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, (in 39824); Mr. Choudhary Shyam Nandan, (in 37609); Mr. Onkar Nath, (in 40115); Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana, (in 38423); Mr. Rajesh Shankar Sinha, (in 39821); Mr. Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, (in 26109); Mr. Rina Sinha, (in 40722); Mr. Raj Nandan Prasad, (in 38416); Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, (in 38559); Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, (in 37588); Mr. Birendra Kumar, (in 37587); Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, (in 39090); Mr. Ravi Ranjan, (in 37738); Mr. Madhuri Lata, (in 37493); Mr. Rana Baljit Singh, (in 39073); Mr. Ganga Prasad Bimal, (in 2565); Mr. Vijay Kumar, (in 37516); Mr. Devendra Kumar, (in 37492); Mr. Md. Javed Jafar Khan, (in 39763); Mr. Brij Nandad Prasad, (in 39862); Mr. Radha Mohan Singh, (in 38581); Mr. Dhurendra Kumar, (in 38555); Mr. Parijat Saurav, (in 42091); Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, (in 37471); Mr. Rajani Kant Pandey, (in 37603); Mr. Krishna Kant Singh, (in 41811); Mr. Pravin Kumar, (in 39087); Mr. Nachiketa Jha, (in 39769); Mr. Javed Aslam, (in 36117); Mr. Mukesh Kumar, (in 40111); Mr. Rajan, (in 40356); Mr. Anish Chandra, (in 38590); Mr. Bimal Kumar, (in 39750); Mr. Diwakar Prasad Singh, (in 39121).
Mr. Sri Bal Mukund Prasad Sinha, (in 21578); Mr. Sri Dinesh Singh, (in 38420); Mr. Sri Ram Bachan Singh, (in 40364); Mr. Sri Ram Anurag Singh, (in 35501); Mr. Smt. Nirmala Kumari, (in 40112); Mr. Smt. Pushpa Sinha, (in 39843); Mr. Sri Prem Kumar Jha, (in 39857); Mr. Smt. Asha Kumari, (in 37480); Mr. Sri Anil Kumar Singh 1, (in 39075); Mr. Sri Braj Kishore Prasad, (in 39824); Mr. Sri Murlidhar, (in 37609); Mr. Sri Bharat Bhushan, (in 40115); Mr. Sri Akbar Ali, (in 38423); Mr. Sri Jitendra Kumar Singh, (in 39821); Mr. Sri Ahmad Ali, (in 26109); Mr. Sri Amitesh Kumar, (in 40722); Mr. Sri Anil Prasad Singh, (in 38416); Mr. Sri Satyendra Narayan Singh, (in 38559); Mr. Sri Nirmal Kumar Sinha, (in 37588); Mr. Sri Arun Kumar, (in 37587); Mr. Sri Rana Randhir Singh, (in 39090); Mr. Sri S. Ehteshamuddin, (in 37738); Mr. Sri Dinesh Singh, (in 37493); Mr. Sri Aditya Narayan Singh 1, (in 39073); Mr. Sri Zeyaul Hoda, (in 2565); Mr. Sri Umeshnand Pandit, (in 37516); Mr. Md. Arif, (in 37492); Mr. Sri Narendra Kumar Singh, (in 39763); Mr. Sri Nityanand, (in 39862); Mr. Smt. Rita Verma, (in 38581); Mr. Sri Narendra Kumar Singh, (in 38555); Mr. Sri Nityanand Tiwary, (in 42091); Mr. Sri Chaubey Jawahar, (in 37471); Mr. Sri Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, (in 37603); Mr. Sri Ajit Kumar, (in 41811); Mr. Sri Lalan Kumar, (in 39087); Mr. Sri Upendra Kumar, (in 39769); Mr. Smt. Madhuri Lata, (in 36117); Mr. Sri Umeshnand Pandit, (in 40111); Mr. Sri Ram Anurag Singh, (in 40356); Mr. Sri Shyam Kumar Singh, (in 38590); Mr. Smt. Meena Singh, (in 39750); Mr. Sri Ram Sumiran Roy, (in 39121).
MADHURESH PRASAD, J.:–Pursuant to the order of reference dated 10.08.2017, passed by the learned Single Judge file has been placed before us to answer the point of reference which is as follows: “ if the provision i.e., Section 76(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 ( for short ‘the Act’) is void in view of requirement of Article 254 of the Constitution of India, the Registry can be restrained to entertain anticipatory bail petition in compliance of the order of the coordinate Bench i.e., order dated 07.07.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 26109 of 2017.”
2. Heard both sides.
Section 76(2) of the Act reads as follows:—
“76(2) Notwithstanding anything mentioned in sub-section (1) above, nothing in Section 360 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( Act 2 of 1974), Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( Act 2 of 1974) and Probation of Offenders Act 1958 ( 20 of 1958) shall apply in relation to any case involving the arrest of any person on an accusation of having committed an offence under this Act”
3. Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, Mr. B.P. Pandey and Mr. B.K. Sinha, Sr. counsels have appeared for the petitioner. It is contended that Section 76(2) of the Act, in so far as it
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