Dharm Nath Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.62976 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -113 Year- 2017 Thana -DERNI District- SARAN ====================================================== Dharm Nath Ray, S/o Late Baij Nath Ray, Resident of Village- Jitwarpur, Sultanpur, Police Station- Derni, District- Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Udai Shankar Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Matloob Rab, 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 30 and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that 30 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 30 liters wine is recovered by the side of joint house of the petitioner from open field. The name of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.62976 of 2017 (2) dt.09-01-2018 2/2 petitioner has come on the basis of secret information as per the F.I.R. The source and genuineness of the secret information 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 A.D.J. VIth, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Derni P.S. Case No. 113 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