Soni Khan @ Soni Kha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.19325 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -24 Year- 2018 Thana -GURUA District- GAYA ====================================================== Soni Khan @ Soni Kha .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections-272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section-30(d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 900 Kg. Mahua flower 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, Arwaz Khan. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 900 Kg. Mahua Flower is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19325 of 2018 (2) dt.03-04-2018 recovered from different places. Mahua does not come within the meaning of intoxicants. 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 Judge, Excise, Gaya in connection with Gurua P.S. Case No. 24 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