Ranjan Kumar @ Ranjan Lal Deo v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58063 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2021 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== RANJAN KUMAR @ RANJAN LAL DEO Son of Mahesh Lal Deo Resident of Village- Mekana, P.S.- Bahadurpur (Sonki O.P.), District- Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vinay Kumar Mishra, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 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 connection with G.O. Case No. 299 of 2021 arising out of Bahadurpur (Sonki O.P.) P.S. Case No. 124 of 2021 registered for the offence under Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 52.2 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 52.2 liters wine is recovered from a pond by the side of joint house of the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by local residents. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58063 of 2021(2) dt.08-12-2021 2/2 petitioner in the present 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.

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 Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge, Excise Act, Darbhanga in connection with G.O. Case No. 299 of 2021 arising out of Bahadurpur (Sonki O.P.) P.S. Case No. 124 of 2021, 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