Manoj Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.2886 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -533 Year- 2017 Thana -ARA NAGAR District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Manoj Yadav S/o Musha Yadav, R/o Village- Moti Tola, P.S. - Ara Town, District- Bhojpur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Dr. Rabindra Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-01-2018 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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 198 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 198 liters wine is recovered from joint house of the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has come as the alleged recovery has been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2886 of 2018 (2) dt.19-01-2018 2/2 made from joint house of the petitioner where other family members also reside as per the F.I.R. 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.

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 4th Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Excise Case No. 5540 of 2017, arising out of Ara Town P.S. Case No. 533 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