Dilip Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22836 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2018 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas ====================================================== Dilip Choudhary Son of Shiv Narayan Choudhary @ Mangaru Choudhary Resident of Village - Khanda, Police Station - Sasaram (M), District - Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. S.M. Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a), 34 and 38 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 10 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 local Chowkidar. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 10 liters wine is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22836 of 2018(2) dt.25-04-2018 2/2 recovered by the side of the road from a motorcycle. The motorcycle 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./complaint case. 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 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, Excise, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 268 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T