Vijay Sahu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47782 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -86 Year- 2018 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictGAYA ====================================================== Vijay Sahu, S/o Bahali Sahu, Resident of Village-Garh Hasir, P.S. Kanke, District-Ranchi (Jharkhand).

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered Sections-30(a) & 56(d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 40 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 as the petitioner is owner of the motorcycle in question. The said motorcycle was given to the covillager for his personal use. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47782 of 2018 (2) dt.06-08-2018 this case. It is alleged that 40 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle in question. 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.

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 Special Judge, Excise Act, Gaya in connection with Excise Case No. 86 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