Pawan Mahto @ Pawan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1183 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-296 Year-2020 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== PAWAN MAHTO @ PAWAN KUMAR, aged about 22 years, Male, S/o Satan Mahto, R/o village- Pipra, P.S.- Baikunthpur, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner

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THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr. A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-07-2021 Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State through virtual mode.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 2000 liters wine is recovered from the Pick-up Van in question. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that total

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1183 of 2021(2) dt.27-07-2021 2/3 2000 liters wine is recovered from the Pick-up Van in question. The petitioner is alleged to be the owner of the said Pick-up Van in question. The said Pick-up Van is run as Public Transport. 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 his personal bond to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J.-II-cumSpecial Judge, Excise, Gopalganj, in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 296 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1183 of 2021(2) dt.27-07-2021 3/3 weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

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