Shambhu Singh @ Shambhu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26739 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2020 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas ====================================================== SHAMBHU SINGH @ SHAMBHU KUMAR, (Male), aged about 45 years, S/O Sri Kamla Singh, R/o village- Darbhanga, P.S.- Madanpur, DistrictAurangabad. ... ... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Vyas Kumar Mishra, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr. A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2021 Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State through virtual mode.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 468 liters wine is recovered from the Bolero Pick-up Van and Santro Car in question.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26739 of 2021(2) dt.13-07-2021 2/3 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 450 liters wine is recovered from the Bolero Pick-up Van and 18 liters wine is recovered from the Santro Car in question. The petitioner is alleged to be the owner of the Santro Car bearing Registration No. JH 01AN9688. The said Santro Car is run as a public carrier. 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 of the case, let 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 his personal bond to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, (Excise), Rohtas, Sasaram, in connection with Sasaram (Muffasil) P.S. Case No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26739 of 2021(2) dt.13-07-2021 3/3 under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall 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) U.K./- U T