Chanchal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47785 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -177 Year- 2018 Thana -TAJPUR District- SAMASTIPUR ====================================================== Chanchal Kumar, S/o Sunil Pouddar, Resident of Village-Riwari Dala, P.S. Angarghat, District-Samastipur .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Smt Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections-272 & 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 22.140 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused namely, Rajan Kumar. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 22.140 liters wine is recovered from an open field situated by the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47785 of 2018 (2) dt.06-08-2018 side of the house of one Amarjeet Poddar. 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, let the petitioner, 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 6th Additional Sessions Judgecum-Special Judge, Samastipur in connection with Tajpur P.S. Case No. 177 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