Anandi Sahni @ Anand Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30690 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2019 Thana- PIPRAHI District- Sheohar ====================================================== ANANDI SAHNI @ ANAND SAHNI Son of Sundar Sahni Resident of Village- Belwa Narkatiya, P.S.- Piprahi, District- Sheohar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-08-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Piprahi P.S. case No.119 of 2019 registered under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 31.500 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30690 of 2021(2) dt.21-08-2021 2/3 case. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by the local Chaukidar as per F.I.R. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 31.500 liters wine is recovered from the side of the Dam. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned 1st Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (Excise), Sheohar in connection with Piprahi P.S. case No.119/2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30690 of 2021(2) dt.21-08-2021 3/3 weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T