Ramchandra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.29312 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ramchandra Paswan S/o Late Shivraj Paswan, R/o Vill.- Ashok Pakri, P.S.- Pipra, District- East Champaran at Motihari.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rishikesh Ojha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Smt. Rita Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

The prosecution case, in short, is that 208 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 as the alleged has been made from the abandoned hut of the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29312 of 2018(2) dt.14-05-2018 2/2 the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 208 liters wine is recovered from the abandoned hut 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./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 4th Additional Sessions Judge -cum- Special Judge, Excise, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 145/2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T