Meghnath Sahani @ Megnath Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58961 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-576 Year-2024 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Meghnath Sahani @ Megnath Sahani son of Nagina Sahani Resident of village - Singha, Ujjain, Lohihar, P.S.- Harsidhi, District- East Champaran 2.
Shyam Lal Baitha son of Sukhram Baitha Resident of village - Singha, Ujjain, Lohihar, P.S.- Harsidhi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 576 of 2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 50 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the house of petitioner no.1.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58961 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/3 submitted that petitioner no.1 resides in a joint family and some other members of the family may have hid the liquor. Petitioners have clean antecedents.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that petitioners have clean antecedent, I am of the opinion that petitioners have, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, East Champaran at Motihari / Concerned Court in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 576 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58961 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 3/3 petitioners are involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T