Sanjiv Sahani @ Sanjiv Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58980 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2025 Thana- RAJEPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sanjiv Sahani @ Sanjiv Kumar aged about 30 years, Gender - Male, Son of Surendra Sahani, Resident of Village - Bhurkurwa, P.S. - Rajepur, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhurendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard Mr. Madhurendra Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 7.5 litres of illicit foreign liquor from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58980 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/3 Petitioner resides in a joint house and he had no knowledge about the illicit liquor. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the fact that the petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. Petitioner resides in a joint house and he had no knowledge about the illicit liquor. Petitioner has clean antecedent, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58980 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 3/3 paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T