Kesri Paswan @ Kesri Nandan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13213 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2018 Thana- NADI P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Kesri Paswan @ Kesri Nandan S/o Raju Paswan @ Rajnandan @ Rajnandan Paswan, R/o Village- Bans Tal, P.S. Nadi, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jay Ram Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. VINOD SHANKAR MODI ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

The prosecution case, in short, is that 765 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 come on the basis of secret information as per F.I.R. The source and genuineness of the secret information has not been disclosed by the prosecution. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13213 of 2018(2) dt.13-03-2018 2/2 the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 765 liters wine is recovered from the poultry form and 2 cars in question. The petitioner has got no concern with the cars in question as well as the poultry form. 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 Special Judge, NIA-cum-A.D.J.-IV-cum- Special Judge, Excise Act, Patna in connection with Nadi P.S. Case No. 2/2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T