Babloo Rai @ Bablu Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.44188 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2018 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ======================================================

1. Babloo Rai @ Bablu Kumar S/o Sri Sanjay Rai

2. Vijay Rai @ Vijay Kumar S/o Sri Prasidh Ray, both are resident of village Daudnagar, P.S. Bidupur, Distt. Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-07-2018 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 270 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The name of the petitioners has transpired as the Banana orchard in question belongs to the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44188 of 2018(2) dt.23-07-2018 2/2 implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 270 liters wine is recovered from the Banana orchard in question. 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 Special Judge (Excise), Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bidupur P.S. case No.65 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