Rajesh Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23071 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2020 Thana- MANJHAGARH District- Gopalganj ====================================================== RAJESH SAHNI, aged 26 years, Gender-Male, Son of Ramayan Sahni, R/o Village- Mungraha, Janki Rai ka Tola, P.S.- Manjhagarh, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-09-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of virtual Court proceeding.

The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 30(a), 41 and 45 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 494.1 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23071 of 2020(2) dt.29-09-2020 2/3 It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is alleged that total 494.1 liters wine is recovered from the open Chour in abandoned state. The name of the petitioner has transpired in the present case on the basis of disclosure made by co-accused. 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.

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, the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of eight 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 the learned 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23071 of 2020(2) dt.29-09-2020 3/3 Excise, Gopalganj, in connection with Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 14 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T