Rupesh Kewat @ Lakadia v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.58929 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-205 Year-2017 Thana- BYPASS District- Patna ====================================================== Rupesh Kewat @ Lakadia S/o- Late Shyam Babu Kewat, R/o- Dhawalpura, P.S.- Bypass, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nityanand Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-09-2018 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), 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 3.600 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 Santosh Kumar Sahni. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 3.600 liters wine is recovered from

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.58929 of 2018(2) dt.19-09-2018 2/2 co-accused Santosh Kumar Sahni. 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 case.

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 Spl. Judge, Excise, Patna in connection with Bypass P.S. case No.205 of 2017 (Spl. Case No.6275 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