Bhutan Sahani And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47827 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -9 Year- 2018 Thana -TARIYANI CHAPRA PS District- SHEOHAR ======================================================

1. Bhutan Sahani, S/o Chotan Sahani,

2. Bachhi Devi W/o Bhutan Sahani, Both R/o Vill.- Nandana Kumahrar, P.S.- Tariyani Chaparra, Distt.- Sheohar.

.... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ritesh Kumar Narain Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections-30(A), 32(C), 38 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 70 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The name of the petitioners has transpired as the alleged recovery is said to have been made from joint house of the petitioners where other family members also reside. Except for this, there is no other

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47827 of 2018 (2) dt.06-08-2018 substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 70 liters wine is recovered from joint house of the petitioners. 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-Ist-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Sheohar in connection with Terayani Chaparra P.S. Case No. 09 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V./- U T