Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP ORAL ORDER 2 16-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Section-30(a) (c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 105 litres wine is recovered. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that they have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The names of the petitioners have transpired on the basis of disclosure made by local residents. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioners in this case. It is alleged that 105 liters wine is Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20062 of 2023(2) dt.16-05-2023 recovered by side of the river. The petitioner No. 1 is a lady. 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. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed reliance upon the order dated 13-04-2022 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Cr. Appeal No. 626 of 2022 (Sweta Kumari versus State of Bihar.) 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 twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below/concerned Court in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No.7 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. A.K.V.//- U T (Sudhir Singh, J)
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