Vijay Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44827 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-103 Year-2026 Thana- MANIYARI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Vijay Sahni S/o Prabhu Sahni R/O Village - Ratnauli, Ward No.4, P.S. - Maniyari, Dist. - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 07-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The accused-petitioner, named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No. 103 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to have in possession of 70.650 litres of illicit liquor and engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and nothing incriminating has been recovered from conscious physical possession of this petitioner. While concluding argument, it is submitted that petitioner found involved in one more criminal case, in which he is on bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44827 of 2026(2) dt.07-07-2026 2/2

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. In view of the 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, accordingly, above-named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-II, Muzaffarpur/concerned court in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No. 103 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S.").

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U T