Laloo Sahani @ Lalu Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56963 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHAURA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Laloo Sahani @ Lalu Sahani, Son of Bula Sahani, Resident of Village - Katahan Loknathpur, Police Station - Katahan Loknathpur(Muffasil), District East Champaran at Motihari.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Karandeep Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Sections 30(a), 32, 41(1) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on secret information that petitioner had brought liquor in huge quantity and kept in Lakhawra Sareh near Lukbaba Mandir. During the raid, a total 70 litres of country made wine was recovered from near the Lukbaba Mandir. It is alleged that petitioner and co- accused fled away from the place of occurrence.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56963 of 2025(3) dt.17-09-2025 2/3 case on the basis of suspicion. He further submits that petitioner was not present on the spot and recovery was made from the open place near the Lukababa Mandir in a bush. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 10.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 58782 of 2025. The petitioner is in jail custody since 04.07.2025. He has three criminal antecedents of similar nature. He undertakes to cooperate in 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 and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond 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. 1, Civil Court, East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 108 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:-
(1) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56963 of 2025(3) dt.17-09-2025 3/3
(2) Petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T