Md. Arif v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22044 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2017 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Md. Arif, Son of Md. Maqsudul Haque, Resident of Mohalla- Dayara, P.S.- Biharsharif, District- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rekha Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-04-2018 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, 30(g), 38(1)(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 3121.640 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedents. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired as the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle in question. The said vehicle is being run as public Carrier by the driver of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the nature

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22044 of 2018(2) dt.18-04-2018 2/2 of goods booked by the transporter. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 3121.640 liters wine is recovered from the truck in question. 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 A.D.J. II-cumSpecial Judge (Excise), Sitamarhi in connection with Runni Saidpur P.S. case No.84 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T