Satendra Yadav @ Satendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1537 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -197 Year- 2017 Thana -KOTWA DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Satendra Yadav @ Satendra Kumar, Son of Ganesh Yadav, Resident of Village- Dipau, P.S. - Kotwa, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

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

The prosecution story, in brief, is that 720 Milliliters of liquor is said to have been recovered from a motorcycle in question.

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 disclosure made by co-accused, as per F.I.R. Except for this, there is no other substantive

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1537 of 2018 (2) dt.10-01-2018 2/2 evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 720 Milliliters of liquor is recovered from a motorcycle in question. The said motorcycle does not belong to the petitioner. 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 of the Cr.P.C.

On behalf of the state, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No.197/2017, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Motihari, East Champaran, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T