Ajay Sah @ Ajay Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3790 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-332 Year-2024 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan ====================================================== Ajay Sah @ Ajay Kumar Sah S/O Gauri Shankar Sah, Resident of VillageGaur, P.S.- Maharajganj, Distt.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-02-2025 Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 332/2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 15 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from a gallon, which was allegedly thrown by the petitioner and one co-accused Balinder Yadav after seeing the police party.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to village politics.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3790 of 2025(2) dt.12-02-2025 2/2 Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor and he is not involved in the illicit trade of liquor.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-I, Siwan in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 332/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T