Patna High CourtCR. MISC./44965/2017bail granted

Katiman Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

2017-09-15Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44965 of 2017 (2) dt.15-09-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.44965 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -117 Year- 2017 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictVAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ======================================================

1. Katiman Sahni Son of Late Hari Charan Sahni, R/o Village- Pahadpur, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Smt. Rina Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Sucheta Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 15-09-2017 The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Case No. C2A-117/2017, registered for offences punishable under Sections 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Allegation is of recovery of 1240. 590 litres of foreign liquor from a hut, which is alleged to be of the petitioners. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has falsely been implicated in this case and he is not the owner of the hut and he has not kept the said liquor in the hut rather that was kept by other co-accused of this. Further he has no criminal antecedent and has been in judicial custody since 12.05.2017 Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides, considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the fact petitioner has no

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44965 of 2017 (2) dt.15-09-2017 criminal antecedent and has remained in judicial custody for four months, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge -II, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Excise Case No. C2A-117/2017. (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.

(ii) It is made clear that if the petitioner again found involved in any of the like offences, in future, prosecution will be free to move for cancellation of his bail bonds.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T