Mohit Sahni @ Ramdev Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27764 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-332 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Mohit Sahni @ Ramdev Sahni, S/O Manohar Sahni Resident Of Andama, P.S.- Keoti, District- Darbhanga.

... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Das For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 12-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act, 2016.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the allegation is of recovery of 35.64 litre of liquor from two motorcycle. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that the petitioner is neither the owner, nor he was driving the aforesaid motorcycles and his name transpired based on secret

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27764 of 2022(2) dt.12-08-2022 2/2 information The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with G.O. Case No.332 of 2021, PR Case No.57 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T