Sonu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.44206 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2017 Thana- MAHESI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sonu Singh, Son of Upendra Singh, Resident of Village- Brindaban, P.S.- Kalyanpur, District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 38 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 750 ml 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 car in question belongs to the petitioner. The said car is run as taxi by the driver of the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44206 of 2018(2) dt.23-07-2018 2/2 in this case. It is alleged that 750 ml wine is recovered from the car 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.

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, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Mehsi P.S. case No.146 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