Manjeet Kumar @ Manjeet Singh @ Baba v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1013 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2022 Thana- CHANDI District- Nalanda ====================================================== MANJEET KUMAR @ MANJEET SINGH @ BABA S/O Uday Rai @ Uday Yadav R/O Village- Maujipur, P.S- Nadi, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 420, 468, 467, 471 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 30(a), 32(ii)(iii), 36 and 41(i)(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 341.94 liters 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. It is alleged that 341.94 liters wine is recovered from truck in question. The name of the petitioner has transpired as being owner of the truck in question. The same is run as public carrier by the driver of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the nature of goods booked by the transporter. Except for this, there

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1013 of 2023(3) dt.20-04-2023 2/2 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. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon the order dated 13.04.2022 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No. 626 of 2022 (Sweta Kumari versus State of Bihar).

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R./complaint case.

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 twelve 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 Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Chandi P.S. case No. 46 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T