Islamuddin v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49474 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2021 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== 1.

ISLAMUDDIN Son of Digru @ Zakir Resident of Village - Machhela, Ward No.- 02, P.S.- Jokihat (Mahalgaon), Dist.- Araria 2.

Md. Kasim @ Kasim Son of Biltu @ Idrish Resident of Village - Chaukta, Ward No.- 10, P.S.- Jokihat (Mahalgaon), Dist.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of eight weeks.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 48 bottles of cough syrup are 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 them. They have been falsely implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 48 bottles of cough

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49474 of 2021(2) dt.17-11-2021 2/2 syrup are recovered from a bag. The names of the petitioners have transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by local chowkidar. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in the present case. 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 of the case, let the petitioners above named, in the event of arrest/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/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Araria in connection with Jokihat (Mahalgaon) P.S. Case No. 192 of 2021, 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