Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.16518 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-434 Year-2017 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar Singh, Son of Bindeshwari Singh, Resident of Village- Sirsiya, P.S.- Kathaiya, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. ANAND MOHAN PRASAD MEHTA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(A), 38 and 32(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 3230 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 transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused namely Md. Chand. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16518 of 2018(2) dt.22-03-2018 2/2 3230 liters wine is recovered from six different vehicles. 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. Other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 05.02.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 4843 of 2018. 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 Special Judge, Excise, Muzaffarpur in connection with Muzaffarpur Excise Case No. 434/2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.