Pankaj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.17159 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -289 Year- 2017 Thana -RAJGIR District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar Singh, Son of late Balmiki Singh, resident of VillagePacheyadih, Police Station- Muffassil and District- Nawada(wrongly mentioned as Nalanda in the Impugned order).

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Kumar No-2, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-03-2018 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 30(a) and 37(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 20 ML wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is alleged that total 20 ML wine is recovered from co-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17159 of 2018 (2) dt.27-03-2018 2/2 accused Sanjay Kumar. The name of the petitioner has come on the basis of disclosure made by co-accused Sanjay Kumar. 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 6th Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Nalanda (Biharsharif) in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No. 289 of 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