Hare Krishan Sahni @ Harish Chandra Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54255 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-114 Year-2025 Thana- PURAINI District- Madhepura ====================================================== Hare Krishan Sahni @ Harish Chandra Sahani S/o Late Shankar Sahni R/o Vill- Puraini, Ward No. 08, P.S.- Puraini, Distt- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Ms. Pooja Prasad, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Satya Nand Shukla, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his 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, 3.750 litres foreign liquor was recovered from the straw house of this petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be owner of the straw house. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from the straw house which is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54255 of 2025(2) dt.13-08-2025 2/2 situated outside the house of petitioner and is accessible to one and all. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

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

6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and clean antecedents, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 learned Additional Sessions JudgeVII-cum-Special Judge Excise-II, Madhepura in connection with Puraini P.S. Case No. 114 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T