Jagdish Manjhi @ Neta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4119 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2020 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== JAGDISH MANJHI @ NETA son of Basu Manjhi RESIDENT OF VILLAGE POKHRERA POLICE STATION TARAIYA DISTRICT SARAN CHAPRA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sachida Nand Rai For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-04-2021 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 four weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 35 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by local residents. Except

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4119 of 2021(2) dt.05-04-2021 2/2 for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 35 liters wine is recovered from the maize field. 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, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Chapra, District-Saran in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 137 of 2020, 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