Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.19754 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -239 Year- 2017 Thana -SARAI District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar, S/o Kaushal Kishore Singh, R/o Village- Sheetal Bhakurahar, P.S.- Sarai, District- Vaishali.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Anish Chandra, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Sri Arun Kumar Singh -5, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 414, 120(B) of the IPC, 30(a) and 35(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 793.940 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that total 793.940 liters wine is recovered from Mini Truck in question. The said vehicle in question does not belong to the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has come on the basis of disclosure made

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19754 of 2018 (2) dt.06-04-2018 2/2 by the local residents as per the F.I.R. The name of the local residents who have named the petitioner has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. 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/ Complaint Case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or 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 the learned Additional Sessions JudgeII-cum-Special Judge (Excise Act), Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Sarai P.S. Case No. 239/2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T