Santosh Das @ Santosh Kumar Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.16727 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -26 Year- 2017 Thana -ANGADH District- PURNIA ======================================================

1. Santosh Das @ Santosh Kumar Das, S/o Dusadh Das, resident of VillageMajgama (Paschim Tola), P.S.- Angarh, District- Purnea. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandra Shekhar Anand For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Prem Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-03-2018 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 of the Indian Penal Code and Section-30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 12 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 name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of secret information. The genuineness and credibility of secret information has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16727 of 2018 (2) dt.23-03-2018 substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 12 liters wine is recovered by the side of the road. 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, Purnea in connection with Angarh P.S. Case No. 26 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