Chandan Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16171 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2020 Thana- MOHAMMADPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== CHANDAN SAHNI Son of Ganesh Sahni Resident of Village - Bahrampur, P.S. Baikunthpur, District - Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Naresh Chandra Verma,Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. J.K.Singh,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 13-05-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through video conference.

2. The petitioner is in custody since 05.02.2020 in connection with Mohammadpur P.S. Case No. 24 of 2020 for the offences alleged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in connection with recovery of 20 litres of raw spirit from a motor cycle. It is submitted that the offending goods were not recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he has no concern with the motor cycle in question.

4. Learned APP appears and submits that the petitioner is accused in two prior cases of similar nature.

5. Be that as it may and having regard to the period of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16171 of 2020(2) dt.13-05-2020 2/2 custody already suffered since 05.02.2020, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge II-cumSpecial Judge (Excise Act), Gopalganj in connection with Mohammadpur P.S. Case No. 24 of 2020, if he is not otherwise required in any other case.

Chandran/- (Vikash Jain, J) U T