Niraj Kumar And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.29772 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-487 Year-2017 Thana- FATUHA District- Patna ======================================================

1. Niraj Kumar S/o Brij Ballam Pd., resident of Yadu Nandan Nagr, Sonat, P.S. Fatuha, Dist. Patna

2. Ravi Kumar S/o late Shiv Nath Yadav, resident of Mirzapur, Nohta, P.S. Fatuha, Dist. Patna

3. Mato Kumari S/o Pulinder Yadav @ Kishore Kumar, resident of Yadu Nandan Nagar Sonat, P.S. Fatuha, Dist. Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tilak Sao For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 20 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 disclosure of co-accused Upendra Kumar. Except for this, there

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29772 of 2018(2) dt.14-05-2018 2/2 is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 20 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle. The motorcycle in question does not belong 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 are named in the F.I.R./complaint case.

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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Patna in connection with Special case No.7795 of 2017 arising out of Fatuha P.S. case No.487 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T