Pappu Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40386 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2021 Thana- GAIGHAT District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Pappu Sahni Son Of Lakhan Sahni R/O Village- Jaran Tekuwa, Tekuna, P.S.- Gaighat, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 13-10-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272 and 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 41(1) and 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. It is a case of recovery of illicit liquor.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that he has no concern with the seized liquor and no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and petitioner has not been apprehended at the spot and the name of the petitioner came into light on the basis of confessional statement of co-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40386 of 2022(2) dt.13-10-2022 2/2 accused Sunil Sahni. Petitioner has clean antecedent. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner, above named in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Muzaffarpur in connection with Gaighat P.S. Case No. 120 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T