JUDGMENT

Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. - The matter has been heard via video conferencing.

2. Heard Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Md. Arif, learned Additional Public Prosecutor (hereinafter referred to as the 'APP') for the State.

3. The petitioners apprehend arrest in connection with Kashichak PS Case No. 100 of 2019 dated 24.06.2019, instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act').

4. The allegation against the petitioners, though not named in the FIR, is that they were also involved in the business of liquor. As per the FIR, when police, on previous secret information that wine was being loaded on a black coloured Scorpio reached the spot, one Apache Motorcycle and one black coloured Scorpio was seen coming from village Uprawan side and when the vehicle was stopped, the driver of the Scorpio fled away and on chase three persons, namely Baliram Kumar @ Karu Yadav, Ramotar Chauhan and Bino Yadav were arrested and upon search 448 litres of Jharkhand made wine was seized and it was disclosed by the arrested persons that they had unloaded at the house of Lakshman Raut and on search from the