Abhishek Saha @ Pintu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.12262 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2017 Thana- CHANDAN District- Banka ====================================================== Abhishek Saha @ Pintu Singh S/o Arbind Saha , R/o Village- Kela Bagan, P.S.- Deoghar, District- Deoghar (Jharkhand). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nitesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. RAJBALLABH SINGH ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-03-2018 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(a)(g) & 32(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 679.3 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 Amit Kumar Choudhary. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12262 of 2018(2) dt.09-03-2018 2/2 It is alleged that 679.3 liters wine is recovered from the Bolero car in question. The car in question does not 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 Additional Sessions Judge-II, Banka in connection with Chandan P.S. Case No. 33 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T