Jaswant Singh @ Jogir @ Jashbant Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.52115 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-136 Year-2018 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Jaswant Singh @ Jogir @ Jashbant Singh S/o Gurunam Singh, R/o Vill.- Jharwan , P.S.- Rajpura, District- Patiyala (Punjab). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar Bhaskar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Pradeep Narain Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

The prosecution case, in short, is that 2645 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 name of the petitioner has transpired as the truck in question belonged to the petitioner. The said truck was used as public career by the driver of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the nature of goods

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52115 of 2018(2) dt.26-09-2018 2/2 booked by the transporter. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 2645 liters wine is recovered from the truck 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./complaint case. 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 6th Additional Sessions Judge, Saran at Chapra in connection with Baniapur P.S. Case No. 136/2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T