Sandeep Sahani @ Sandeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15975 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-305 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHAURA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Sandeep Sahani @ Sandeep Kumar, aged about 28 years, Male, Son of Kishor Sahani @ Sukhal Sahni Resident of Village- Purbari Tola Lakhaura, P.S.- Lakhaura, District- East Champaran 2.

Teleshwar Sahani, aged about 51 years, Male, Son of Late Jangi Sahani Resident of Village- Purbari Tola Lakhaura, P.S.- Lakhaura, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, total 110 litres country made liquor was recovered from the bush near one Raghuvir Sahani pond.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. He next

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15975 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/2 submits that the name of both the petitioners were disclosed by local Chowkidar and they were not arrested at the spot, nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the aforesaid liquor from the petitioners and petitioners have got clean antecedent as stated in para-3 of the petition.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

6. In view of the aforesaid facts as well as the fact that there is no recovery of the aforesaid liquor from the conscious possession of the petitioners, so let the above named two petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the trial court within a period of six weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 305 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T