Manoj Kumar @ Tuntun And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40994 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2018 Thana- HISUA District- Nawada ======================================================

1. Manoj Kumar @ Tuntun, S/o Krishna Sao,

2. Dharmendra Kumar @ Fudan S/o Sahdeo Tamti, Both are R/o Vill.- Teli Tola Hisua, P.S.- Hisua, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dinesh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2018 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 38.250 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 name of the petitioners has come on the disclosure of co-accused Krishan Kumar Chaurasia and Binod Ravidas. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40994 of 2018(2) dt.16-07-2018 2/2 to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 38.250 liters wine is recovered from the car. The car in question does not belong to the petitioners. 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.

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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge, Nawada in connection with Hisua P.S. case No.81 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T