Uttam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56413 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-256 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Purnia ====================================================== UTTAM KUMAR S/O- Late Ishwari Singh R/o Mohalla - Near Patna Dairy Project Phulwari Sharif, P.S. Phulwari Sharif, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Shankar Das For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rita Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through virtual mode.

Learned 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 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 3 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 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 3

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56413 of 2021(2) dt.03-12-2021 2/2 liters wine is recovered from the car. The petitioner is said to be owner of the said car. The said car is run as a public carrier. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the goods kept in the car. 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.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, 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/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Purnea in connection with C.I. Case No. 256 of 2019, 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