Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 710 · Decided 1 July 2019
Satvinder Singh @ Satvinder Singh Saluja & Ors v. The State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 710 · [2019] 8 S.C.R. 811
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 951/2019
- Decided
- 1 July 2019
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, K.M. JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Bihar Excise Act, 1915: ss. 2(17A) and 53(a) [as inserted by Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016] - Offence of Consumption of liquor in public place - Cognizance taken - Application u/s. 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the proceedings - Dismissal of - Appeal to Supreme Court accused were travelling would come within definition of 'Public Place' as defined in s. 2(17A) - However, whether the charge that consumption of liquor took place within the State of Bihar, needs to be decided by the Magistrate - The accused shall be at liberty to file
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