Mahavir Kumar @ Mahavir v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.8050 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-504 Year-2017 Thana- KADAMKUAN District- Patna ====================================================== Mahavir Kumar @ Mahavir, S/o Ram Prasad Sah @ Mukhiya, R/o MohallaKadamkuan Sabzimandi Near Canara Bank, P.S.- Kadamkuan, DistrictPatna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rina Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SANJAY KUMAR PANDEY ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 30 and 38 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 9.18 liters wine is recovered.

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 transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused namely Sidhu Kumar. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8050 of 2018(2) dt.12-02-2018 2/2 the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 9.18 liters wine is recovered from the possession of co-accused namely Sidhu Kumar. 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/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, Bihar Excise Act, Patna in connection with Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 504 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T