Chandan @ Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.35851 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-229 Year-2018 Thana- JAGDISHPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Chandan @ Chandan Kumar Son of Brahmdeo Sah Resident of Gandhi Nagar, Near Kaushlya Bhawan, P.S. Godda, District- Godda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shiwesh Chandra Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2018 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 69.375 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired as the car in question belongs to the petitioner. The said car is run as taxi by the driver of the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35851 of 2018(3) dt.06-07-2018 2/2 in this case. It is alleged that 69.375 liters wine is recovered from the car 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 IInd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Bhagalpur in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. case No.229 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