Patna High CourtCR. MISC./63054/2025allowed

Ashok Sahni @ Ashok Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-22Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63054 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2025 Thana- SAHIYARA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ashok Sahni @ Ashok Kumar S/O Virendra Sahni @ Birendra Sahani R/OPipra Ghat, P.S.- Kanhauli, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. 95. The case of the prosecution is that altogether 108 liters of Nepali liquor was recovered from a bike.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that petitioner has been made accused in this case as he is the owner of the bike but nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is also submitted that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents and the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63054 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 been languishing in judicial custody since 01.08.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Sahiyara P.S. Case No. 138 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Excise Court No. I, Sitamarhi with a condition that the petitioner shall not indulge in similar nature of offence in future.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T