Krishna Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.72367 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-383 Year-2015 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Krishna Rai, S/o Ramji Rai, resident of village-Pojhi Bhualpur, P.S. Marhowrah, District-Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273/34 of the IPC and Section47(a) of the Excise Act. The prosecution case, in short, is that 630 litres spirit and 31 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 the petitioner has transpired as the alleged recovery is said to have been made from joint house of the petitioner where other family members also reside. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.72367 of 2018(2) dt.05-12-2018 2/2 implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 630 litres spirit and 31 liters wine is recovered from joint house of the petitioner. 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 A.D.J.-Vith, Saran in connection with Marhowrah P.S. Case No. 383 of 2015, 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