Dinesh Sahni @ Dinesh Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44964 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-650 Year-2022 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Dinesh Sahni @ Dinesh Sahani Son of Hiranand Sahni @ Hirnandan Sahani @ Harinandan Sahani Resident of Village- Damovriti, P.S.- Harsidhi, DistrictEast Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Asha Devi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-07-2026 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act. 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of six cases out of which four cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 9-4-2026 and allegation is of recovery of 270 litres of liquor from Damovriti Chawar.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44964 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 2/2 recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner 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.

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 and taking into consideration the period of custody, 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 Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 650 of 2022.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T