Rajesh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18180 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -230 Year- 2017 Thana -GUTHNI District- SIWAN ======================================================

1. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Son of Late Parmeshwar Dayal Singh, Resident of Village- Narhan, Police Station- Raghunathpur, Dstrict- Siwan. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sachida Nand Rai For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Anand Mohan Prasad Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections-272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section-30(a), 38(a), 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 2.250 liters wine is 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 petitioner is alleged to be owner of the car in question from which, recovery is alleged to have been made. The car in question is used

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18180 of 2018 (2) dt.30-03-2018 as a public career by the driver of the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 2.250 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 2nd Additional Sessions Judgecum-Special Judge, Excise, Siwan in connection with Guthani P.S. Case No. 230 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V./- U T