Pramod Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.646 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -294 Year- 2017 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Pramod Sahni, s/o Dashai Sahni, resident of Village- Mahuawa, P.S. Dhaka, District- East Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Patanjali Rishi For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar -1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 18-01-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Excise Case No. 294 of 2017 for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The allegation is regarding recovery of 480 bottles of Nepali saufi wine from the accused persons who were coming from Nepal Border and are said to have thrown the bag containing the said liquor when they were apprehended.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither any recovery has been made from possession of the petitioner nor the petitioner can be connected with the alleged recovery. It is further submitted that the petitioner has a clean

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.646 of 2018 (2) dt.18-01-2018 2/2 antecedent and he is in custody since 22.10.2017. Considering the nature of accusation, the period of custody already undergone and the fact that the petitioner has a clean antecedent, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VI1-cum- Special Judge, Excise, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Excise Case No. 294 of 2017 dated 2.11.2017.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) BTiwary/- U T