Jagdhari Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22564 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2018 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Jagdhari Singh S/o Babulal Singh, R/o Village- Bharat Kasba, P.S.- Karakat, District- Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sri Krishna Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umanath Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 37(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that co-accused Ajeet Singh was found in a drunken state and he disclosed the name of other accused including the petitioner.

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 of co-accused Ajeet Singh. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22564 of 2018(2) dt.24-04-2018 2/2 There is no recovery of liquor in the present case. It is alleged that co-accused Ajeet Singh has been apprehended in a drunken state. 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 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Rohtas-cum-Special Judge of Excise, Rohtas in connection with Karakat P.S. case No.01 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T