Navin Shankar Singh @ Naveen Shankar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.9661 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -295 Year- 2017 Thana -RIVILGANJ District- SARAN ====================================================== Navin Shankar Singh @ Naveen Shankar Singh, S/o Ranveer Singh @ Ranvir Singh Resident of Village - Marhaura, P.S. - Marhaura, District - Saran (Chapra).

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Roy, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 28.12.2017 in a case for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 171 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet/prosecution report has been submitted in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9661 of 2018 (2) dt.20-02-2018 2/2 implicated in the present case due to mistake of fact. It is alleged that total 171 liters wine is recovered from the car in question. The car in question does not belong to the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has come as he was co-passenger in the car in question. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the liquor kept in the car in question. 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, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J. VIth, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Revilganj P.S. Case No. 295 of 2017. U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T