Saroj Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.27857 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -45 Year- 2018 Thana -KOTWA DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Saroj Gupta, Son of Shambhu Sah, resident of Village- Parei Tola Sikarganj, P.S.- SikarGanj, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Ashok Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 272, 273 of the I.P.C, 30(a), 35(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 1.290 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. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is alleged that total 1.290 liters wine is recovered from co-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27857 of 2018 (2) dt.07-05-2018 2/2 accused Ashutosh Kumar. The name of the petitioner has come on the basis of alleged recovery made from co-accused Ashutosh Kumar. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. 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 or 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 the learned Additional Sessions Judge4th-cum-Special Judge, Excise Motihari, East Champaran, in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No. 45 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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