Abhishek Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42821 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2018 Thana- DIGHA District- Patna ====================================================== Abhishek Kumar S/o Surendra Singh Resident of Mohalla- Saristabad Sadar, P.S. Gardanibagh, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anurag Saurav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kishore Pd ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-07-2018 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) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 222 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired as the alleged recovery is made from the car of the petitioner. The said car is run as taxi by the driver of the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42821 of 2018(2) dt.19-07-2018 2/2 of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 222 liters wine is recovered from the car in question. 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, 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 Special Judge, Excise, Patna in connection with Digha P.S. case No.134 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T