Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8437/2024bail granted

Ajay Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

2024-02-26Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8437 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-370 Year-2023 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ajay Sahni S/o Ram Pravesh Sahni @ Ram Janam Sahani R/o Vill - Chimnapur, P.S. - Lalganj, Dist. - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Subodh Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 26-02-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of four cases and allegation is of recovery of 313.500 liters of liquor from a boat.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated by the local Chowkidar with whom he is on an inimical term. It is further submitted that it appears that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8437 of 2024(2) dt.26-02-2024 2/2 Chowkidar with a view to save the real culprits falsely implicated the petitioner because of his antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 370 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T