Pappu Singh @ Rajiv Ranjan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47870 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -84 Year- 2018 Thana -INDUSTRIAL District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Pappu Singh @ Rajiv Ranjan Singh S/o Bajrangwali Singh, R/o Vill.- Bakshi Bandh Road, P.S.- Dumka, District- Dumka (Jharkhand). .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akbar Ali ====================================================== 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 under Sections-30/30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 180 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 namely, Subodh Kumar and Chandan Kumar. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47870 of 2018 (2) dt.06-08-2018 implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 180 liters wine is recovered from two different vehicles in question. None of the vehicles in question belong to the petitioner. 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- Excise Judge, Bhagalpur in connection with Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 84 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