Arvind Kumar @ Arvind Ray @ Arvind Yadav @ Navin Singh @ Navin Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19565 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2022 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== ARVIND KUMAR @ ARVIND RAY @ ARVIND YADAV @ NAVIN SINGH @ NAVIN RAY S/o Ramgulel Ray Resident of Village- Jethule, Police Station- Nadi, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

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 a case registered under Sections 30(a)/56(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 2301.120 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19565 of 2022(2) dt.22-04-2022 2/3 petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. It is alleged that total 2301.120 liters wine is recovered, out of which 15.750 liters wine is recovered from the Scorpio. The petitioner is alleged to be the owner of the Scorpio in question. Said Scorpio is run as public vehicle. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the Scorpio. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. 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 Criminal Appeal No.626 of 2022 (Sweta Kumari versus State of Bihar).

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or 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 Special Judge, Excise, Patna City, Patna in connection with Fatuha P.S. case No.31/2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19565 of 2022(2) dt.22-04-2022 3/3 Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T