Patna High CourtCR. MISC./55477/2025bail granted

Harendra Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-13Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55477 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2025 Thana- AURAI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Harendra Sahni S/O Ram Sevak Sahni R/O Village- Bedaul Kanha Tola, P.S.- Aurai, Dist.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hans Lal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Aurari P.S. Case No. 137 of 2025 dated 26.06.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 2379.960 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Bharthua ring dam.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in this case on mere suspicion. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55477 of 2025(2) dt.13-08-2025 2/2 conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents in which he is on bail in all cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 26.06.2025. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 06.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 53709 of 2025.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Muzaffarpur in connection with Aurari P.S. Case No. 137 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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