Ranjan Sah @ Ranjan Saha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42847 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-136 Year-2018 Thana- KISHANGANJ District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Ranjan Sah @ Ranjan Saha, Son of Laxmi Prasad Sah @ Laxmi Prasad Saha, Resident of Dehti, Police Station- Palasi, District- Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arbind Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

The prosecution case, in short, is that 4.200 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired as the alleged recovery is made from the motorcycle of the petitioner. The said motorcycle was given by the petitioner to the covillager for his personal use. Except for this, there is no other

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42847 of 2018(2) dt.19-07-2018 2/2 substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 4.200 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle in question. 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.

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), Kishanganj in connection with Special case No.45 of 2018 arising out of Kishanganj P.S. case No.136 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T