Charittar Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51962 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -490 Year- 2016 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictKISANGANJ ======================================================

1. Charittar Sahni Son of Late Kashi Sahni resident of Naya Tola, Khagra, Police Station Kishanganj, District - Kishanganj .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Chandrasen Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 15-12-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is languishing in custody since 27.09.2016 in connection with C.C. Case No. 490/16 for offences punishable under Section 47(a) of Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, as lodged by the ASI of the Excise Department, is that on secret information the officials found six litres of illegal country made wine in the bag of the petitioner. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent and a person of 65 years of age. He has not committed any offence and has no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51962 of 2016 (2) dt.15-12-2016 2/2 However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Be that as it may, considering the facts aforesaid and submission of the parties, let petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate II, Kishanganj, in connection with C.C. Case No. 490/16.

(Nilu Agrawal, J.) Rakhi U T