Ravi Ranjan Manjhi @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19658 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-633 Year-2021 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== RAVI RANJAN MANJHI @ RAVI RANJAN KUMAR S/o Sitaram Manjhi R/o village- Dhenuki, Marhaura, P.S.- Marhaura, District- Saran- 841418 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Anbzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-04-2022 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.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Marhaura P.S. Case No. 633 of 2021 registered for the offence under Sections-272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections-30, 30(a), 36, 38, 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 325 liters spirit 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 present

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19658 of 2022(2) dt.22-04-2022 2/2 case. It is alleged that 325 litres spirit is recovered from the bamboo clamp situated behind joint house 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. 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 Special Judge, Excise, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Marhaura P.S. Case No. 633 of 2021, 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