Virbal Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20408 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Patna ====================================================== VIRBAL RAI Son of Dhaneshwar Rai R/o Nakta Diyara, P.S.- Digha, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ghanshyam Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-06-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Counsel for the petitioner 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 petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a), 32(1), 32(3), 41(1), 41(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 58.500 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20408 of 2021(2) dt.29-06-2021 2/3 allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. It is alleged that 58.500 liters wine is recovered from the tempo. The petitioner is alleged to be the owner of the tempo in question. Said tempo is used as public carrier. The petitioner 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 Special Judge, Excise Act, Patna in connection with Special case No.7755 of 2020 arising out of P. R. Digha P.S. case No.213 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 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20408 of 2021(2) dt.29-06-2021 3/3 weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T