Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55805 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2021 Thana- SARAI District- Vaishali ====================================================== ANKIT KUMAR S/O GAUTAM SINGH R/o village- Narendra Parbodhi, P.S.- Sarai, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

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

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 Sarai P.S. case No.128/2021 registered under Sections 272, 273 of I.P.C. and Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 117 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 as the alleged recovery is made from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55805 of 2021(2) dt.03-12-2021 2/2 joint house of the petitioner where the other family members also reside. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 117 liters wine is recovered from the joint house of the petitioner. 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-Excise Court, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Sarai P.S. case No.128/2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T