Vivekanand Jha @ Munna Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.62269 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -216 Year- 2017 Thana -PHULPARAS District- MADHUBANI ====================================================== Vivekanand Jha @ Munna Jha S/o Late Bala Kant Jha, @ Gabaiyajee, R/o Village- Bekhara, P.S.- Phulparas, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Jha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Dilip Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 290, 272, 273 of the IPC and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution story, in brief, is that 69.22 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 69.22 liters wine is recovered from the poultry Farm of Mukesh Kumar Mandal. The name of the petitioner has come on the basis of disclosure made by the local

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.62269 of 2017 (2) dt.09-01-2018 2/2 Chaukidar. The name of the local Chaukidar who has named the petitioner has not been disclosed by the prosecution. 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.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or 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 the learned Additional District Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Madhubani, in connection with Phulparas P.S. Case No. 216 of 2017 corresponding to G.R. No. 429 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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