Md. Khurshid v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38679 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -416 Year- 2018 Thana -SITAMARHI District- SITAMARHI ======================================================

1. Md. Khurshid S/o Md. Atabul @ Md. Atabul Rahman, R/o Bhasargot, (Rikhauli), Ward No 5, P.S. & District- Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ram Bilash Roy Raman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 272 & 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections-30(a), 37 & 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 64 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 name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused Fool Hasan. Except for this, there is no other

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38679 of 2018 (2) dt.11-07-2018 substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 64 liters wine is recovered from abandoned forest area. 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/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 learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judgecum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 416 of 2018, 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