Jhaman Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.21036 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-352 Year-2017 Thana- DALSINGHSARAI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Jhaman Rai S/o Satya Narayan Rai @ Satto Rai resident of Village - Belbanna, Keota, P.S. - Dalsingsarai, District - Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Lakshmindra Kumar Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chaubey Jawahar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-04-2018 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), 38(i), 38(2) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 1.5 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 name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused namely Abhijeet Prem. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 1.5 liters wine is recovered from the co-accused Abhijeet

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21036 of 2018(2) dt.12-04-2018 2/2 Prem. 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 ADJ-II-cumSpecial Judge, Excise, Samastipur in connection with Dalsingsarai P.S. Case No. 352 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T