Mukesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26037 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-234 Year-2018 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar, Son of Munna Prasad @ Munna Sah, Resident of Ward No.24, Station Road, Mehsaul Chowk, P.S. & District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hans Lal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 3.180 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 come on the basis of secret information as per F.I.R. The source and genuineness of the secret information has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26037 of 2018(2) dt.30-04-2018 2/2 the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 3.180 liters wine is recovered from the field situated by the side of the house of the one Chandrashekhar Singh. 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 six 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 A.D.J.-II-cumSpecial Judge, Excise, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 234/2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.