Chhotu Nishad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14324 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2020 Thana- MARANCHI District- Patna ====================================================== CHHOTU NISHAD Son of Raj Kumar @ Pataniya R/o Village - Kasaha Diyara, P.S. - Maranchi, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Jiban Pd. Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-04-2022 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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 100 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 as the recovery is made from the back side of joint house of the petitioner where other family members also

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14324 of 2022(2) dt.01-04-2022 2/2 reside. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 100 liters wine is recovered from the back side of joint house of the petitioner. 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, 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, Barh in connection with Maranchi P.S. Case No. 141/2020, Special Case No. 5367 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