Sahatu Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47349 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-611 Year-2022 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sahatu Sahni Son of Bhuklal Sahni resident of Village Kataha PS Muffasil Dist-East Champaran ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 11-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner in the present case is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 611 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32, 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. He has got no criminal antecedent.

3. As per prosecution story, the informant received secret information that Hasim and Sahatu Sahni are doing illegal business of illicit liquor at Baranwa Ghat of Sikrana river. On this information, the informant along with other police personnel raided the said place and on search 100 liters of country made liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is submitted that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47349 of 2023(2) dt.11-08-2023 2/2

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

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case wherein the recovery of illicit liquor is from the bank of the river and the petitioner has otherwise no criminal antecedent, this Court directs that in case of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner above named be released on bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 611 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1, East Champaran at Motihari, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

8. This application stands allowed.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) SUSHMA2/- U T