Patna High CourtCR. MISC./17394/2021bail granted

Jhagru Sahni @ Shambhu Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

2021-08-13Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17394 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2020 Thana- SIWAIPATTI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== JHAGRU SAHNI @ SHAMBHU SAHNI S/o Mr. Pratap Sahni Resident of Village- Banghara, P.S.- Siwaipatti, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Atul Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 13-08-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 272, 273, 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

As per allegations in the FIR, 160 litres of liquor was recovered from the 'dalan' of co-accused Tuntun Sahni. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case because of him being the full brother of co-accused Tuntun Sahni. The petitioner is in custody since 28.11.2020 and has no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17394 of 2021(2) dt.13-08-2021 2/2 Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case including the petitioner having remained in custody for over 8 months, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Siwaipatti P.S. Case no. 92 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Muzaffarpur. (Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U