Raj Kumar Pasi @ Tamatar Pasi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.45172 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2018 Thana- MAJHAHGARH District- Gopalganj ======================================================

1. Raj Kumar Pasi @ Tamatar Pasi, son of Ramesh Pasi,

2. Dilip Pasi son of Ramesh Pasi, Both are resident of VillageManjhagarh, Purani Bazar, Pasi Tola, Police StationManjhagarh, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273 of the I.P.C. and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 113.400 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 basis of disclosure made by the local Chaukidar as per F.I.R. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45172 of 2018(2) dt.25-07-2018 2/2 implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 113.400 liters wine is recovered from the side of the road. 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.

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 Additional Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Gopalganj in connection with Manjhagarh P.S. case No.180 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