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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.8615 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2017 Thana- SIKANDARA District- Jamui ====================================================== Pritam Singh @ Pritam Kumar Singh, son of Ajay Singh, r/o- village Mahisouri, P.s.- Jamui, District- Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SATYA NAND SHUKLA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 120(B), 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30 and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that about 497 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-accuseds namely Sanjay Sah and Raj Kumar Rai. Except for this, there is no other substantive

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8615 of 2018(2) dt.13-02-2018 2/2 evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that about 497 liters wine is recovered from the car in question. The car 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.

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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Sikandra P.S. Case No. 83 of 2017 (G.R. No. 1173 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