Rajeev Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28691 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2017 Thana- DULHIN BAZAR District- Patna ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar Son of Surendra Sharma Resident of Village-Aira, Post OfficeAira, Police Station- Sakurabad, District- Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nityanand Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

The prosecution case, in short, is that 69 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired as the alleged vehicle belongs to the petitioner. The said vehicle is run as taxi by the driver of the petitioner. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28691 of 2018(2) dt.10-05-2018 2/2 petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 69 liters wine is recovered from the vehicle in question. 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, Excise, Patna in connection with Dulhin Bazar P.S. case No.231 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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