Patna High CourtCR. MISC./57731/2017bail granted

Manoj Sarraf v. The State Of Bihar

2017-12-12Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.57731 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-322 Year-2017 Thana- RAMNAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Manoj Sarraf S/o Mohan Sarraf, R/o Hind Cinema Chowk, Ramnagar, P.S.- Ramnagar, District- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. NITYANAND TIWARY ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 30A of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Allegation is that 375 ml wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has come on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Golu Kumar made before police as per F.I.R. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 375 ml wine is recovered from co-accused Golu Kumar. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.57731 of 2017(2) dt.12-12-2017 2/2 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, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Ramnagar P.S. case No.322 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T