Shani Sahni @ Sunny v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33451 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-606 Year-2022 Thana- ARARIA District- Araria ====================================================== Shani Sahni @ Sunny, Son of Krishandev Sahni @ Krishdev Sahni, R/o Village- II Chand Sarai Sahdullachak, P.S.- Mahua, Dist- Vaishali at Hajipur ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Niranjan Parihar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

This application is filed for grant of regular bail in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 606 of 2022 registered under Sections 467, 468 and 420 and Sections 30(a), 32(1)(2), 36 and 41(1)(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is recovery of huge quantity of 3294 litres of illicit liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 19.09.2022.

The petitioner has offered to deposit Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) in Ramkrishna Mission Ashrama, Patna, without accepting his guilt.

Learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33451 of 2023(2) dt.23-05-2023 2/2 bail.

Considering the period of custody of the petitioner, this application for regular bail is allowed.

Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail after framing of charge and on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise- Ist, Araria in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 606 of 2022.

The petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only), as has been offered by him, in the Ramkrishna Mission Ashrama, Patna, and will produce the receipt of the same at the time of furnishing the bail bonds in the court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted only after he produces the receipt of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) issued by the Ramkrishna Mission Ashrama, Patna and after verification of the genuineness of the said receipt from concerned Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama. (Sandeep Kumar, J) avinash/- U T