Vinay Kumar Sahani @ Makur And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.61475 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-152 Year-2018 Thana- PIYAR District- Muzaffarpur ======================================================

1. Vinay Kumar Sahani @ Makur, S/o Ramvilash Sahani, Resident of Village- Malinagar Samastipur, P.S.- Chakmehsi, DistrictSamastipur.

2. Arun Kumar, S/o Arjun Rai, Resident of Village- Gagraha Teghara, P.S.- Gaighat, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nitu Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Rabindra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273, 414 of the Indian Penal Code and 30(a), 35(a), 38 and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 110 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 come on the basis of secret information as per F.I.R. The source and genuineness of the secret information has not

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.61475 of 2018(2) dt.04-10-2018 2/2 been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 110 liters wine is recovered from the car and motorcycle in question. None of the vehicles in question belong to the petitioner. 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 Special Judge, Excise, Muzaffarpur in connection with Piyar (Hatha O.P.) P.S. Case No. 152/18, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T