Raju Sahani @ Raju Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29226 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2025 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Raju Sahani @ Raju Kumar S/O Jatasankar Sahani @ Jatindra Sahani R/O Mehwa, P.S.- Shugauli, District- East Champaran 2.

Parash Sahani S/O Shivnath Sahani R/O Mehwa, P.S.- Shugauli, DistrictEast Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vishal Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramesh Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025 dated 11.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 317(5) of the B.N.S. and u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 395 litres of illicit country made liquor including 200 litres of illicit country made liquor were recovered from the motorcycle of the coaccused, Angad Kumar and from the motorcycle of the petitioner no. 1, 30 litres of illicit country made liquor and 165 litres of illicit country made liquor were recovered from the motorcycle of the accused person who fled away.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29226 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioners are not the owner of the seized vehicle and they have no knowledge about the aforesaid seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 11.03.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T