Amarjit Kumar @ Saksena Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54196 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -237 Year- 2017 Thana -DAUDNAGAR District- AURANGABAD ======================================================

1. Amarjit Kumar @ Saksena Kumar, Son of Yogendra Mahto, Resident of Village- Kera, P.S.- Daudnagar, District- Aurangabad. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Leelawati Kumari For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== 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 Section 30(a)(C) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is alleged that 1318 litres of liquor is recovered from the brick kiln of co-accused Raju Kumar.

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 secret information as per F.I.R. The source and genuineness of the secret information has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54196 of 2017 (3) dt.11-12-2017 2/2 no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 1318 litres of liquor is recovered from the brick kiln of co-accused Raju Kumar. 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 Daudnagar P.S. Case No. 237/2017 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII-cum-Special (Excise) Aurangabad, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T