Sushant Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46076 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -258 Year- 2018 Thana -LAKHISARAI District- LAKHISARAI ====================================================== Sushant Kumar son of Radha Kant Choudhary @ Radhe Kant Choudhary resident of Village & P.S. - Akbarnagar, District - Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections-272 & 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections-30(a), 32(b) & 38(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 16.5 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 in this case as the petitioner is alleged to be owner of the vehicle in question. The said vehicle is being

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46076 of 2018 (2) dt.31-07-2018 run by driver of the petitioner as a taxi. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 16.5 liters 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 2nd Additional Sessions Judgecum-Special Judge, Excise, Lakhisarai in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 258 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V./- U T