Pintu Kumar @ Rajiv @ Rajeev v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21993 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-554 Year-2021 Thana- KUCHAIKOTE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== PINTU KUMAR @ RAJIV @ RAJEEV, Male, aged about 46 years, Son of - Giriraj, Resident of Village - Saidpur Hussainpur Modinagar, P.S. - Bhojpur, Dist.- Ghaziabad (U.P.) ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Chandra Mohan Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State through Virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 554 of 2021 for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 1711.80 liters wine is recovered from the Truck in question. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21993 of 2022(2) dt.06-05-2022 2/3 has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that total 1711.80 liters wine is recovered from the Truck in question. The petitioner is not the owner of the Truck in question. The name of the petitioner has transpired in the present case on the basis of disclosure made by coaccused. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. 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 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 F.I.R/ Complaint Case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let 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)

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21993 of 2022(2) dt.06-05-2022 3/3 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-IV-cumSpecial Excise, Court No. II, Gopalganj, in connection with Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 554 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T