Satrughan Raut v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12628 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2021 Thana- AURAI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== SATRUGHAN RAUT S/o Narayan Raut Resident of Ward No.- 8, Kodarkat, P.S.- Bathnaha, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar @ S.K., Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the Office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 1749.240 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12628 of 2022(2) dt.25-03-2022 2/2 suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 1749.240 liters wine is recovered from the truck. The petitioner is not the owner of the truck in question. 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.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/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/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Muzaffarpur in connection with Aurai P.S. Case No. 196 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T