Indrajeet Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58782 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHAURA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Indrajeet Sahani S/o Achelal Sahani @ Achechelal Sahani R/o Village- Katha Loknath Pur, P.S-Motihari Muffasil ,District-East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Shankar Shrivastava For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narsingh Tanti ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 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 co-accused Lalu Sahni 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 coaccused 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 case on the basis of suspicion. He further submits that petitioner is not present on the spot and recovery was made from the open

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58782 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/2 place near the Lukababa Mandir in a bush. The petitioner is in jail custody since 21.06.2025 He has one criminal antecedents in similar nature in which, he is on bail. Charge-sheet has already been submitted after completion of investigation. He further submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and 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.

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