Laxman Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.60722 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2018 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Laxman Rai son of Yogendra Rai, resident of village Dubauli, Police Station Baikunthpur, District Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Bachan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 420/34 of the I.P.C. and Sections 30(a), 41(i)(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 1503 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has come on the disclosure of co-accused Gopal Sharma. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 1503 liters wine is recovered from the truck, motorcycle and pick up van. None of the vehicles in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.60722 of 2018(2) dt.01-10-2018 2/2 question belongs 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 Additional District and Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge, Gopalganj in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. case No.162 of 2018, G.R. No.2849 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T