Satrughn Sah @ Shatrughn Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22510 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-322 Year-2024 Thana- HARLAKHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Satrughn Sah @ Shatrughn Kumar Sah S/o Kishori Saw @ Kishori Sah R/o Village- Sisouni, P.S.- Harlakhi, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Prakash, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No. 322 of 2024, dated 14.12.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274 and 275 of B.N.S., 2023 and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. As per allegation, 36 litre of illicit liquor has been recovered from a motorcycle which is not carrying number plate, but it has Chassis No. MD634BE89R2K12305 and Engine No. AE8KR2X12241.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has nothing to do

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22510 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/3 with the alleged offence. He further submits that the alleged motorcycle does not belong to the petitioner.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has three criminal antecedents.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No. 322 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.PC and on the following conditions:

(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22510 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 3/3 court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.

(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) shoaib/- U T