Ravi Ranjan @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.76226 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-472 Year-2018 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ======================================================

1. Ravi Ranjan @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar.

2. Rajiv Ranjan @ Raji Ranjan, Both Sons of Sitaram Manjhi, resident of Village- Dhanki, P.S.- Marahaura, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sachida Nand Rai For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arbind Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 30, 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 210 liters spirit 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 basis of disclosure made by the local Chaukidar as per F.I.R. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.76226 of 2018(2) dt.18-12-2018 2/2 implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 210 liters spirit is recovered from the field of Laxman Singh. 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 6th A.D.J.-cumSpecial Judge (Excise), Saran in connection with Marhowrah P.S. case No.472 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T