Chandeshwar Rai @ Chandreshwar Rai And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22849 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-201 Year-2017 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ======================================================

1. Chandeshwar Rai @ Chandreshwar Rai Son of Prabhu Rai

2. Rudal Rai Son of Prabhu Rai Both are residents of Village - Suroundha Toka, P.S. Koilwar, District Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarveshwar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Meena Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Section 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 3 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The names of the petitioners have transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the local Chowkidar. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22849 of 2018(2) dt.25-04-2018 2/2 implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 3 liters wine is recovered from the bank of the river. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners 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 petitioners are named in the F.I.R./complaint case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge -IV-cum- Special Court, Excise Act, Ara at Bhojpur in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 201/2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T