Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.60712 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-260 Year-2018 Thana- WARISLIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Sonu Kumar son of Dipak Singh, resident of village Kochgaon (Uttar Tola), P.S. Warisaliganj, District Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Nayan For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Asha Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 420 of the I.P.C. and Sections 30(a), 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 3775.500 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 name of the petitioner has come on the basis of secret information as per F.I.R. The source and genuineness of the secret information has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.60712 of 2018(2) dt.01-10-2018 2/2 the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 3775.500 liters wine is recovered from the truck and pick up van. None of the vehicles in question belongs to 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.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.D.J. II-cumSpecial Judge, Nawada in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. case No.260 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T