Md. Soharab @ Sohrab v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81267 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2019 Thana- KATIHAR MUFFASIL District- Katihar ====================================================== MD. SOHARAB @ SOHRAB, age 20 years, Male, Son of Md. Rustam, Resident of Village - Jafarganj, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt.- Katihar. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Gauri Shankar Gupta, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-12-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 12.520 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is alleged that total 12.520 liters wine is recovered. The name of the petitioner has come in the present case on the basis of alleged recovery made from joint house of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81267 of 2019(2) dt.18-12-2019 2/2 the petitioner where other family members also reside. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. 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/ Complaint Case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or 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 the learned Additional Sessions Judge-2-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Katihar, in connection with Katihar Muffasil P.S. Case No. 225 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T