Chowdhary Sahani @ Krishnandan Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58761 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2025 Thana- RAJEPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chowdhary Sahani @ Krishnandan Sahani S/o Jagnath Sahani, Resident of Village - Tajpur Saraiya, Police Station - Rajepur, Dist. - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramesh Chandra, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No.140 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274 & 275 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 100 litre country made liquor from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case due to his one criminal antecedent. He further submits that the alleged recovery of liquor has been made from the joint family property of petitioner wherein altogether 11 persons are residing and he had no knowledge about the fact that who has kept the seized liquor. Learned counsel submits that petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58761 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/2 has no concern with the alleged seized liquor and no incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 24.05.2025 and charge sheet had already been submitted in this case after completion of investigation. Learned counsel submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.3, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No.140 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T