Pradeep Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49482 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-483 Year-2022 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== PRADEEP SAHNI S/O JATA SANKAR SAHANI @ JATA SAHANI R/O VILLAGE- MEHWA PS. SUGAULI DIST. EAST CHAMPARAN ... ... Petitioner/s
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THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dhannjay Kumar No 2 For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dinesh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 19-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272 & 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 10 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from a cane field. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. The place of recovery is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49482 of 2023(2) dt.19-08-2023 2/3 an open place and easily accessible to anyone. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. There is violation of Section 100 Cr.P.C. Petitioner has four criminal antecedents of similar nature of the offence as mentioned in para-3 of this application.
4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.50,000.00 (Rupees Fifty Thousand) in the account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.
5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, 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 Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 483 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49482 of 2023(2) dt.19-08-2023 3/3 (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.
6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T