Manoj Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.15871 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -276 Year- 2017 Thana -WARSALIGANJ District- NAWADA ====================================================== Manoj Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Birendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Dinesh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section-120(B) of the IPC and Sections-30(a), 41(1) (2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 800.25 liters wine is recovered.

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 petitioner has transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the local residents. The name of the local residents who have named the petitioner, has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15871 of 2018 (2) dt.19-03-2018 implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 800.25 liters wine is recovered from Jhapsi Manjhi. 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 Judgecum-Special Judge, Nawada in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. Case No. 276 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V./- U T