Nitish Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24770 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2023 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== NITISH SAHNI, aged 28 years, Male, S/O RAMESHWAR SAHNI, R/O Village- Chichurahiya, Police Station- Banjariya, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ranjana Srivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Turkauliya (Banjariya) P.S. Case No. 32 of 2023 for the offence registered under Sections 30(a), 32, 34 and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 40 liters wine is said to have been recovered from the Litchi Orchard in question.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24770 of 2023(2) dt.19-05-2023 2/3 no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that total 40 liters wine is recovered from the Litchi Orchard in question. The Litchi Orchard in question does not belong to the petitioner. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner has transpired in the present case on the basis of disclosure made by the local residents as per F.I.R. The name of the local residents, who have named the petitioner, has not been disclosed by the prosecution. 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, arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 3005 of 2022 (Sweta Kumari-Versus-The State of Bihar).

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24770 of 2023(2) dt.19-05-2023 3/3 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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 bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below/concerned Court, in connection with Turkauliya (Banjariya) P.S. Case No. 32 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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