Dharmendra Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38949 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2023 Thana- NAUTAN District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Dharmendra Sahni S/O Chhathu Sahni R/O Village- Paharpur, Balua, Sivan, Ps. Paharpur, Dist. East Champaran 2.

Sopin Sahni S/O Manup Sahni R/O Village- Paharpur, Balua, Sivan, Ps. Paharpur, Dist. East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-07-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 101 of 2023 dated 22.03.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, total 86.4 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the car.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38949 of 2023(2) dt.05-07-2023 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners are not the owner of the said vehicle. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 23.03.2023.

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

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners abovenamed, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 101 of 2023.

The application stands allowed.

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