Ravi Raj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19651 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2019 Thana- PASRAHA District- Khagaria ====================================================== RAVI RAJ Son of Arjun Yadav Resident of Village - Ward no.11, Bandehra, P.S.- Pasraha, Distt.- Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Braj Kishore Pd. (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pasraha P.S. Case No. 58 of 2019 registered for the offence under Sections-30(a)/38(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 53.250 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 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 53.250 litres wine is recovered from the tempo. The petitioner is said

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19651 of 2022(2) dt.28-04-2022 2/2 to be owner of the tempo, in question. The said tempo is run as a public carrier. 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. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon the order dated 13-04-2022 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Cr. Appeal No. 626 of 2022 (Sweta Kumari vs State of Bihar).

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, 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 furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge, Excise Act, Khagaria in connection with Pasraha P.S. Case No. 58 of 2019, 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