Murat Pd. @ Murat Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28528 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-376 Year-2020 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== MURAT PD. @ MURAT SAH S/O BIRJALAL PD. @ VIJAY LAL SAH R/O VILLAGE-SEMRA BAZAR, P.S.-TURKAULIYA, DISTRICT-EAST CHAMPARAN.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhurendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections-30(a)/32/41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 138.96 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 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28528 of 2021(2) dt.13-07-2021 2/3 present case. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by co-accused. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in the present case. It is alleged that 138.96 liters wine is recovered from the house of coaccused. 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 of the case and also the lockdown, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 376 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28528 of 2021(2) dt.13-07-2021 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

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