Saroj Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18173 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2017 Thana- SANDESH District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Saroj Yadav, s/o- Ramchandra Yadav, r/o- village Panpura, P.S.- Sandesh District- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shiv Prasad Gupta For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.GAURI SHANKAR GUPTA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-03-2018 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) and 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 20 liters mahua liquor 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 Upendra Yadav. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 20

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18173 of 2018(2) dt.29-03-2018 2/2 liters mahua liquor is recovered from three different places. 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 A.D.J.-IV, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Sandesh P.S. Case No. 196 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T