Anil Gupta @ Anil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.62970 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -454 Year- 2017 Thana -BETTIAH CITY DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Anil Gupta @ Anil Kumar, S/o Late Jamadar Gupta, R/o Dumari P.S.- Yogapatti, District- West Champaran, at present R/o Purani Gudari, Dwardevi Chowk, P.S.- Bettiah Town, District- West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Amit Kumar Rakesh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 272, 273, 120(B) of the IPC and 30(c), 35, 37(c), 38 and 56 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that 917.115 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that 917.115

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.62970 of 2017 (3) dt.11-01-2018 2/2 liters wine is recovered from the different accused persons. The name of the petitioner has come on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. 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 or 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 the learned Special Judge, Excise, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No. 454 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T