Munna Rai @ Munna Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.61857 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2018 Thana- MUSRIGHRARI District- Samastipur ======================================================

1. Munna Rai @ Munna Kumar S/o Ramlakhan Rai

2. Ram Lakhan Rai S/o late Karu Rai, both resident of village Suapakar, P.S. Musrigharari, District Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Amrendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273 of the I.P.C. and Sections 47, 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 2108.160 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The name of the petitioners has come on the disclosure of co-accused Arbind Rai. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.61857 of 2018(2) dt.04-10-2018 2/2 petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 2108.160 liters wine is recovered from the truck. 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.

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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Samastipur in connection with Musrigharari P.S. case No.106 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T