Sanjay Prasad And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48867 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2018 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ======================================================

1. Sanjay Prasad

2. Bihari Prasad @ Kanihaya Prasad Both are son of Gauri Shankar Prasad, r/o- village Noon Nagar, P.s.- Jalalpur, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Sakir Ahmad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 467, 468, 471, 188, 420, 413, 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30, 30(A) and 38 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 1227 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The names of the petitioners have transpired on the basis of disclosure made by co-accused namely Sudhir Sharma. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48867 of 2018(2) dt.08-08-2018 2/2 to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 1227 liters wine is recovered from a truck in question. The truck in question does not belong to the petitioner. 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./complaint case. 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 6th A.D.J./ Special Court, Excise Act, Saran, Chapra in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 120 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T