Ashok Sahni @ Ashok Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50620 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2025 Thana- KANHAULI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ashok Sahni @ Ashok Kumar S/o Birendra Sahani Vill.- Pipraghat, P.S.- Kanhauli, Distt.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Priya Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rajiv Nayan, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 1170 litres illicit liquor was recovered from an open place.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery and he has been made accused only on suspicion. Recovery has been made from an open place, accessible to one and all. Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature in which he is on bail.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50620 of 2025(2) dt.30-07-2025 2/2 of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Exclusive Special Judge-I, Sitamarhi in connection with Kanhauli P. S. Case No. 97 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T