Pankaj Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43900 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2021 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== PANKAJ RAY (Male), aged about 32 years, S/O Suresh Ray, Resident of Village - Tilbihta, P.S. - Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Anjana, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Kanhaiya Kishore(App.100) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-10-2021 Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of eight weeks.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Paru P.S. Case No. 56 of 2021 for the offence registered under Sectionss 30(a), 36 and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 4482.720 liters wine is recovered from the Truck, five different cars and one Motorcycle.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43900 of 2021(2) dt.25-10-2021 2/3 There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is alleged that total 4482.720 liters wine is recovered from the Truck, five different cars and one Motorcycle. The petitioner is not the owner of the vehicles in question. The name of the petitioner has transpired in the present case on the basis of confessional statement of coaccused. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. 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 of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Paru P.S. Case No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43900 of 2021(2) dt.25-10-2021 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T