Hanshnath Chauhan @ Harnath Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40626 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Siwan ====================================================== HANSHNATH CHAUHAN @ HARNATH MAHATO Son of Late Kapil Mahato Resident of Village- Sikandarpur, P.S.- G.B. Nagar, District- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Naresh Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-10-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of eight weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Excise Case No. CIII-07/21 registered for the offence under Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. The prosecution case, in short, is that 191.52 liters wine is recovered.

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 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 191.52 liters wine is recovered from the hut, situated near house of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40626 of 2021(2) dt.21-10-2021 2/2 the petitioner. The petitioner is not owner of the hut, 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 of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge, Excise Act, Siwan in connection with Excise Case No. CIII-07/21, 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