Mantun Choudhary And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55799 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -181 Year- 2018 Thana -SAHEBPUR KAMAL District- BEGUSARAI ======================================================

1. Mantun Choudhary S/o Late Bindeshwari Choudhary

2. Ranjeet Choudhary S/o Late Bindeshwari Choudhary. Both residents of Village- Bahadur Nagar, P.S. Muffasil, District Begusarai. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 414, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections-30(a), 32(3), 34(6), 36, 38(2), 41(1) of the Bihar Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 954 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The name of the petitioners has come on the basis of secret information as per F.I.R. The source and genuineness of the secret information has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55799 of 2018 (2) dt.07-09-2018 no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 954 liters wine is recovered from a Pick up Van, a Maruti and house of Chandan Choudhary. None of the cars belongs to the petitioners. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners 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 petitioners is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Shri Anil Kumar Sinha, learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, Begusarai in connection with Sahebpur Kamal P.S. Case No. 181 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