Chhotu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54312 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2017 Thana- DEEPNAGAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Chhotu Singh S/o Shiyasaran Singh Resident of Village- Darogabigha, P.S. Deepnagar(Biharsharif), Distt. Nalanda, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satyendra Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Pushpa Sinha ====================================================== 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 Sections 270, 272, 273, 290 of the I.P.C. and Section 30, 30A of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 40 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 come on the disclosure of co-accused Bholi Singh and Mahesh Singh. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 40 liters wine is recovered from the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54312 of 2018(2) dt.26-09-2018 2/2 field situated by the side of the poultry farm. The field in question does not belong to 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. Other co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail vide Annexure 2 to the present application.

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 6th Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Nalanda, Biharsharif in connection with Deepnagar P.S. case No.182 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T