Rohit Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50623 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2018 Thana- JAGDIHSPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Rohit Sharma Son of Sanjay Sharma @ Sanjay Kr. Sharma Resident of Village - Jagdishpur Akhauri Mohalla Ward No. 9, P.S. Jagdishpur, District - Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Ramchandra Sahani ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-08-2018 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 157.125 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 on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused namely Saroj Sharma. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50623 of 2018(2) dt.20-08-2018 2/2 the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 157.125 liters wine is recovered from hut of Saroj Sharma. 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, 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 Special Judge, Excise, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Excise Case No. 985 of 2018 arising out of Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 231 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T