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Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (Amendment Act, 2022)

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Nitish Kumar @ Nitesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioners, Nitish Kumar and Lallu Yadav, were named in an FIR for alleged illegal manufacture and trade of illicit liquor under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (amended 2022), with 283 litres of liquor recovered. They contended that the liquor was found in an open …

Mukul PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Mukul Prasad, the owner of a shop leased to Deepak Kumar, filed a writ petition seeking the release of the premises that had been seized by Excise authorities under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in connection with a case against the tenant. The petitioner argued that he was not an accused and …

Ramawatar ManjhiversusThe State Of Bihar

DISPOSED

Ramawatar Manjhi sought anticipatory bail after a case was registered against him under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (as amended in 2022) for allegedly possessing 50 litres of liquor recovered from his joint‑family house. He argued that he had no conscious possession, …

Bablu ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Bablu Chaudhary, sought anticipatory bail after being named in an FIR for alleged contravention of Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (as amended in 2022), wherein 50 litres of country-made mahua liquor was recovered from an open area in front of his house. …

Bijendra KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Bijendra Kumar, was implicated in a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (as amended in 2022), for alleged recovery of 69.84 litres of liquor from an E‑rickshaw he owned. He argued that he was not in possession of the liquor, was unaware that Vijay …