Rakesh Kumar Mehta @ Rakesh Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12187 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2022 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== RAKESH KUMAR MEHTA @ RAKESH MAHATO, age 30 years, Male, S/o Ramchandra Mahto, R/o Village- Meghraj Bigha, P.S.- Muffasil, DistrictAurangabad. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mrs. Mukul Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Md. Anbzarul Haque Sahara, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State through Virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Excise Case No. 106 of 2022 for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 47.4 liters wine is recovered from the shop of the co-accused.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12187 of 2022(2) dt.25-03-2022 2/3 It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 47.4 liters wine is recovered from the shop of co-accused. The name of the petitioner has transpired in the present case on the basis of disclosure made by co-accused. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. 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 F.I.R/ Complaint Case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let 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 furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, (Excise), Aurangabad, in connection

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12187 of 2022(2) dt.25-03-2022 3/3 with Excise Case No. 106 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T