Tulsi Chaudhary And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22640 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2018 Thana- SIRDALA District- Nawada ======================================================

1. Tulsi Chaudhary, S/o Parmeshwar Chaudhary,

2. Dashrath Chaudhary S/o Jagal Chaudhary, Both R/o Vill./Mohalla- Janghaul, P.S.- Sirdala, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishna Deo Raj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 40 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The name of the petitioners has come on the basis of disclosure made by the local residents as per F.I.R. The name of local residents, who have named the petitioners, has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22640 of 2018(2) dt.24-04-2018 2/2 substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 40 liters wine is recovered from the bank of the river. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners 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 petitioners are named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, 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 Court, Nawada in connection with Sirdalal P.S. case No.64 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T