Rakesh Kumar Pandey @ Rakesh Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51763 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -147 Year- 2017 Thana -LAURIYA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Rakesh Kumar Pandey @ Rakesh Pandey S/o Prem Prakash Panndey, R/o Village- Baswaria, P.S.- Lauria, District- West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shiv Kumar Dwivedy For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case instituted under Sections 272, 273, 420, 467, 468, 471, 414, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a) 35(a), 36, 38, 41 and 47 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that 1451 litres of foreign liquor is said to have been 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 come on the basis of confessional statement

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51763 of 2017 (3) dt.11-12-2017 2/2 of co-accused made before police as per F.I.R. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 1451 litres of liquor is recovered from 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 of the Cr.P.C. On behalf of the state, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Lauria P.S. Case No. 147/2017 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Bettiah, West Champaran, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T