Mahesh Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69536 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-292 Year-2021 Thana- BHAGWAN BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== MAHESH RAI Son of Jawahir Rai Resident of Village- Ajayabganj, P.S.- Bhagwan Bazar, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of eight weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No. 292 of 2021 registered for the offence under Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The prosecution case, in short, is that 48 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is alleged that out of 48 litres, 20 litres wine is recovered from a motorcycle. The petitioner is not owner of the motorcycle, in question. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69536 of 2021(2) dt.23-12-2021 2/2 basis of disclosure made by local residents. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in the present case. 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 of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge, Excise Act, Saran in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No. 292 of 2021, 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