Ashok Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51528 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2021 Thana- MAHESI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ashok Singh Son Of Munshi Singh Resident Of Village- Mani Chhapra, Police Station - Chakia, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of eight weeks. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mehshi P.S. case No.153 of 2021 registered under Sections 406, 420, 484, 34 of I.P.C. and Sections 30(a), 36, 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 4388.750 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on disclosure made by co-accused. Except

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51528 of 2021(2) dt.15-11-2021 2/2 for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 4388.750 liters wine is recovered from the truck. The petitioner is not the owner of the truck in question. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. 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 complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge (Excise), East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Mehshi P.S. case No.153 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T