Chotu Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13589 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-475 Year-2020 Thana- ALAMGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

CHOTU SAHNI Son of Surendra Sahani Resident of Math Kedarnath, Police Station - Alamganj, District - Patna.

2.

TEJAN KUMAR Son of Ganga Das Resident of Raja Ghat, Police StationAlamganj, District - Patna. 3.

SANJAY KUMAR Son of Sanjay Kumar Resident of Purani Alamganj Chowki, Police Station - Alamganj, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 15 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13589 of 2021(2) dt.27-07-2021 2/3 there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. It is alleged that 15 liters wine is recovered from the Scooty. As per the F.I.R., the petitioner No.1 is alleged to be the owner of the Scooty in question. The petitioner No.1 had given the Scooty to the co-villager for his personal use. The petitioners had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on their personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Patna in connection with Special case No.4830 of 2020 arising out of Alamganj P.S. case No.475 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioners will furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13589 of 2021(2) dt.27-07-2021 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T