Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20783 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2021 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.

RAVI KUMAR S/o Prem Lal Yadav R/o village- Shibu Tola, P.S.- Bachhwara, District- Begusarai 2.

Rohit Kumar S/o Shravan Yadav R/o village- Shibu Tola, P.S.- Bachhwara, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prabhakar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 141 of 2021 registered for the offence under Sections-188, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections30(a) & 38(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. The prosecution case, in short, is that 212.640 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against them. They have been falsely implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 212.640 litres wine is recovered from the house of co-accused. The names of the petitioners

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20783 of 2022(2) dt.11-05-2022 2/2 have transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by coaccused. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in the present case. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 petitioners are named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners 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/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Begusarai in connection with Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 141 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