Rajesh Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51580 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-235 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Rajesh Sahani S/o Ramanth Sahani Resident of Village- Sundarpatti Tola, P.S.- Pakaridayal, District-East Champaran, Motihari. 2.

Raja Sahani S/o Ramanth Sahani Resident of Village- Sundarpatti Tola, P.S.- Pakaridayal, District-East Champaran, Motihari. ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 235 of 2025 dated 22.05.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 240 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the bank of a river near Chaknia.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51580 of 2025(2) dt.30-07-2025 2/2 implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. Petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent and petitioner no. 2 has two criminal antecedents as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 24.05.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners, above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, East Champaran, Motihari, in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 235 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T