Ranjeet Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20060 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2020 Thana- CHAKAI District- Jamui ====================================================== RANJEET MANDAL Son of Sri Baleshwar Mandal Resident of village Kathara Tand, P.S.- Sono, District- Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Chandra Mohan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-08-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chakai P.S. case No.54/2020 registered under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 42 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. It is alleged that 42 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle. The petitioner is alleged to be the owner of the motorcycle in question. Said motorcycle was given by the petitioner to the co-villager for his personal use. The petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20060 of 2021(2) dt.03-08-2021 2/2 had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioner, 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 his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge (Excise), Jamui in connection with Chakai P.S. case No.

54/2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with 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.

Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T