Gita Devi @ Geeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51817 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -452 Year- 2017 Thana -BHABHUA District- BHABHUA (KAIMUR) ======================================================

1. Gita Devi @ Geeta Devi W/o Late Gopal Pandey, R/o Mohalla- Bhabua Ward No.20, P.S.- Bhabua, District- Kaimur (Bhabua). .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Sunil For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case instituted under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that 31 litres of liquor is said to have been 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 in course of investigation. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 31 litres

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51817 of 2017 (3) dt.11-12-2017 2/2 of liquor is recovered from the motorcycle, which was being driven by co-accused. 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 of the Cr.P.C.

On behalf of the state, it has been submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No. 452/2017 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-4th, Kaimur (Bhabua)-cum-Special Judge, Excise, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T