Shyam Lochan Sahni @ Tantan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35802 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-250 Year-2025 Thana- KEWATI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Shyam Lochan Sahni @ Tantan S/o Bhim Sahni Resident of Village- Samaila, P.S.- Raiyam, Dist- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Saurav Anand For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-06-2026 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State, Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad. 2.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of five cases out of which four cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 25-3-2026 and allegation is of recovery of 198.75 litres of liquor from a bush near a gas godown.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even the alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35802 of 2026(2) dt.19-06-2026 2/2 and is accessible to public at large and he came to be implicated at the instance of Chowkidar with whom he is on an inimical term. It is further submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the instance of Chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation. It is reiterated and submitted that petitioner is in custody since 25-3-2026.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 250 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T