Gopal Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41848 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2025 Thana- LAHERIYASARAI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Gopal Sahni S/o Late Rambabu Sahni @ Ram Prasad Sahni R/o - Kilaghat, Bajitpur, P.S - Laheriasaria, District - Darbhanga, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 4.200 litres of country made liquor and 180 ml of foreign liquor was recovered from the shop of this petitioner.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41848 of 2025(2) dt.03-07-2025 2/2 vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the shop. Petitioner has got four criminal antecedents out of which three is of similar nature.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered from the shop and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Neha/- U T