Jhuna Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50198 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -88 Year- 2018 Thana -TEGHRA District- BEGUSARAI ====================================================== Jhuna Singh S/o Uttim Lal Singh, R/o Vill.- Bajalpura, P.s.- Teghra, District- Begusarai.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Veena Rani Prasadd. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a), 37(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 10.8 litres 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 name of the petitioner has transpired as the recovery is alleged to have been made from scrap shop belonging to the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50198 of 2018 (2) dt.18-08-2018 the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 10.8 liters wine is recovered from scrap shop belonging to the joint family of the petitioner. 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/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 2nd Additional Sessions Judgecum-Special Judge, Excise, Begusarai in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 88 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