Chhotelal Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.60651 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2017 Thana- PAKARIBARAW District- Nawada ====================================================== Chhotelal Chauhan S/o Latar Chauhan, R/o Village- Mehandipur, P.S.- Pakribarawan in the District of Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Navin Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :

SMT. PUSHPA SINHA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

Allegation is that 10 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle.

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 come on the basis of secret information as per F.I.R. The source and genuineness of the secret information has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.60651 of 2017(2) dt.14-12-2017 2/2 the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 10 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the aforesaid 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 Additional Sessions Judge IIcum-Special Judge, Nawada in connection with Excise case No.3292 of 2017 arising out of Pakribarawan P.S. case No.186 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