Gaurav Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-183 Year-2021 Thana- AMBA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== GAURAV KUMAR, age about 20 years, Male, S/o Pradeep Mahto @ Pradeep Mehta, R/o Village- Telhara Bigha, P.S.- Amba, DistrictAurangabad. ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Mukul Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party :
Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-02-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through Virtual mode.
Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Amba P.S. Case No. 183 of 2021, for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14 of 2022(2) dt.11-02-2022 2/3 The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 223.500 liters wine is recovered from the Auto in question. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that total 223.500 liters wine is recovered from the Auto in question. The petitioner is alleged to be the driver of the said Auto. The said Auto is run as a public carrier. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.
The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the said Auto. 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. It is necessary to indicate here that this Court while considering the prayer made in the present anticipatory bail application has taken note of the exponential rise in number of covid cases due to outbreak of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14 of 2022(2) dt.11-02-2022 3/3 present situation which has arisen due to the sudden rise in covid cases.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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 his personal bonds to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, (Excise), Aurangabad, in connection with Amba P.S. Case No. 183 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.
(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T