Halim Nut @ Md. Halim @ Tima Nut And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42040 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -70 Year- 2018 Thana -JHANJHARPUR District- MADHUBANI ======================================================

1. Halim Nut @ Md. Halim @ Tima Nut

2. Islam Nut @ Md. Islam

3. Anwar Nut @ Md. Anwar All S/o Late Hadish Nut R/o Islampur, P.S. Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 199.590 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The name of the petitioners 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 the implication of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42040 of 2018 (2) dt.17-07-2018 petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 199.590 liters wine is recovered from joint house of petitioners. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners 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 petitioners are named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Madhubani in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 70 of 2018 (G.R. No. 724 of 2018), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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