Laxmi Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41936 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-109 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Sheohar ====================================================== Laxmi Sahni S/o Late Beni Sahni R/V - Belwa, Ward No. 06, P/S - Piprahi, Dist. - Sheohar.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 30-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Sheohar Excise P.S. Case No.109 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 90 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the name of petitioner arrayed solely on the disclosure made by the local people. It is also submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41936 of 2026(2) dt.30-06-2026 2/3 that petitioner was neither present at the spot where alleged recovery of liquor was made nor the petitioner is in any way connected with the seized liquor. It is also submitted that the name of petitioner implicated in the present case due to local politics. It is also submitted that illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise, Sheohar, in connection with Sheohar Excise P.S. Case No.109 of 2026,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41936 of 2026(2) dt.30-06-2026 3/3 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Aniket/- U T