Dhruv Kumar @ Dhrup Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50542 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -161 Year- 2018 Thana -OBRA District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== Dhruv Kumar @ Dhrup Kumar, S/o Kapil Prasad Verma, R/o Village Gira Bigha, P.S. Obra, District- Aurangabad.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 34 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired as the recovery is said to have been made from the DALAN belonging to the joint family of the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50542 of 2018 (2) dt.18-08-2018 suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 34 liters wine is recovered from the DALAN belonging to the joint family of the petitioner. 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 7th Additional Sessions Judgecum-Special Judge, (Excise), Aurangabad in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 161 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