Chandan Kumar Singh @ Chandan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39979 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1158 Year-2017 Thana- SAHARSA District- Saharsa ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Singh @ Chandan Singh, Son of Bijesh Prasad Singh @ Bijal Singh, Residents of Village- Dhagjari Bharouli PS Sonbarsa Kachahari & District- Saharsa.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Diwakar Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Chand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2018 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), 38(1), 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 779 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 come on the disclosure of co-accused Sanjiv Kumar. 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.39979 of 2018(2) dt.13-07-2018 2/2 It is alleged that 779 liters wine is recovered from a tempo. The tempo 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 Special Judge (Excise Act)-cum-Additional Sessions Judge II, Saharsa in connection with Special (Excise) case No.517 of 2017 corresponding to Saharsa Sadar P.S. case No.1158 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T