Satish Singh @ Mithlesh Kumar Singh @ Mithlesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25276 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2021 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== SATISH SINGH @ MITHLESH KUMAR SINGH @ MITHLESH SINGH S/O ROOP NATH SINGH R/O VILLAGE-SABILI, P.S.-BAIKUNTHPUR, DISTRICT-GOPALGANJ.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Naresh Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-08-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and 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 after restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 09 of 2021 registered for the offence under Sections-30(a) & 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 11.4 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25276 of 2021(2) dt.03-08-2021 2/3 the petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 11.4 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle. The petitioner is said to be owner of the said motorcycle. The said motorcycle was given by the petitioner to a co-villager for his personal use. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in the present 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.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, 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 his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Gopalganj in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 09 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25276 of 2021(2) dt.03-08-2021 3/3 furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T