Banti Singh @ Ayush Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5957 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-307 Year-2019 Thana- BARH District- Patna ====================================================== BANTI SINGH @ AYUSH KUMAR SON OF SATYENDRA SINGH @ SATO SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAHARI, P.S. - BARH, DISTRICT - PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-07-2021 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 after restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 107.2 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5957 of 2021(2) dt.20-07-2021 2/3 petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is alleged that 100 liters and 7.2 litres wine is recovered from the maize field and from the co-accused respectively. The maize field, in question does not belong to the petitioner. By Annexure-2 series, the other co-accuseds with similar allegation have been granted anticipatory bail. 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 and also the lockdown, 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 his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Patna in connection with Barh P.S. Case No. 307 of 2019 (Special Case No. 6052 of 2019), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5957 of 2021(2) dt.20-07-2021 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

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