Vijay Sahni @ Vijay Kumar Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13866 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2026 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Vijay Sahni @ Vijay Kumar Sahni S/o Sonaphi Sahani @ Sonfi Sahni @ Sonpi Sahan Resident of Village- Riga Imli Bazar @ Ward No. 14, Riga (Ramnagar), P.S.- Riga, Dist.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 23 of 2026 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 317(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 111 litres of liquor was recovered from tempo.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13866 of 2026(2) dt.26-02-2026 2/2 possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is in no manner connected with the vehicle in question or the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 17.01.2026 and has two criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 23 of 2026.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T