Hari Bhushan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.74106 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-260 Year-2018 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Hari Bhushan Singh son of Late Satya Narain Singh, resident of VillageMazlishpur, P.S.- Kopa, District- Saran, at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 188, 420 of the I.P.C. and Sections 30, 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 1675.800 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 Rohit Kumar. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 1675.800 liters wine is recovered from the truck. The truck in question does not belong to the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.74106 of 2018(2) dt.12-12-2018 2/2 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 Special Excise Court, Saran at Chapra in connection with Manjhi P.S. case No.260 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