Rajeev Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19497 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-152 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Jamui ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar Pandey S/o Siya Saran Panday R/o Village- Malayapur, P.S.- Malaypur, Distt- Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Kumari Anupam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 264 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 264 liters wine is recovered from the car. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case being the owner of the car in question. Said car in question was sold by the petitioner prior to the alleged date of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19497 of 2023(2) dt.15-05-2023 2/2 occurrence vide Annexure 2 to the present application. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. 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. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon the order dated 13-04-2022 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Cr. Appeal No. 626 of 2022 (Sweta Kumari versus State of Bihar).

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, 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 learned Court below/concerned Court in connection with Sono Excise P.S. case No.152C-2/2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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