Rajan Sah And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.61105 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-678 Year-2017 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ======================================================

1. Rajan Sah, Son of Bhola Sah,

2. Pannalal Sah, Son of Tulsi Sah,

3. Shree Kumar, Son of Daroga Sah, All residents of VillageDaroga Tola, P.S.- Banjariya, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

SMT RENU KUMARI ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273 of the I.P.C. and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 360 liters wine is recovered from a bush.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The name of the petitioners has come on the basis of disclosure made by the local residents as per F.I.R. The name of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.61105 of 2017(2) dt.14-12-2017 2/2 local residents who have named the petitioners has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 360 liters wine is recovered from a bush in abandoned stage. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners 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 petitioners are named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Turkauliya P.S. case No.678 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