Janjir Chaudhary And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47596 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -207 Year- 2018 Thana -BARBIGHA District- SEKHPURA ======================================================

1. Janjir Chaudhary, S/o Bhola Chaudhary and

2. Shambhu Chaudhary Late Bodi Chaudhary. Both R/o Narayanpur, P.S. Barbigha, Dist.- Sheikhpura.

.... .... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioners : Mr. Ajit Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 7 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioners. It is alleged that total 7 liters wine is recovered from joint houses of the petitioners. The name of the petitioners has come in the present case on the basis

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47596 of 2018 (2) dt.03-08-2018 2/2 of alleged recovery made from joint houses of the petitioners where other family members also reside. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. 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/ Complaint Case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 1st Additional District & Sessions Judge, Sheikhpura, in connection with Excise Case No. 171/2018, arising out of Barbigha P.S. Case No. 207/2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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