Santosh Chaudhary Alias Santosh Kumar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6302 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-426 Year-2020 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Santosh Chaudhary alias Santosh Kumar Chaudhary, aged about 35 years, S/O Late Satrughan Chaudhary, R/O Village Bakhra, P.S. Saraiya, Dist. Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Amit Kumar Jha, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-05-2021 Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State through virtual mode.

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 (Amendment) Act, 2018. The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 1759.68 liters wine is said to have been recovered from the Truck in question.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6302 of 2021(2) dt.25-05-2021 2/3 present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that total 1759.68 liters wine is recovered from the Truck in question. The petitioner is not the owner of the Truck in question. The name of the petitioner has come in the present case on the basis of secret information. The source and genuineness of 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/ Complaint Case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or 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 the learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 426 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6302 of 2021(2) dt.25-05-2021 3/3 Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with 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) U.K./- U T