Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.60708 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar S/o Vindeshwar Mahto, resident of Nunfar, Pankaj Market, P.S. Town, District Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar -2 ====================================================== 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 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 313 liters toddy 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 disclosure of co-accused Lakhendra Paswan. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.60708 of 2018(2) dt.01-10-2018 2/2 It is alleged that 313 liters toddy is recovered from the tempo. The tempo in question does not belong 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./complaint case.

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 Spl. Judge, Excise Act, Muzaffarpur in connection with Excise P.S. case No.48 of 2018 arising out of P.R. No.81/17-18, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T