Parmanand Sahani @ Parmanand Kumar @ Parmanand Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62894 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-468 Year-2025 Thana- MAJHAULIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Parmanand Sahani @ Parmanand Kumar @ Parmanand Sahni S/O Bachchan Sahani R/O Village- Dhab Majhariya Malahi Tola, P.S- Majhauliya, DistrictWest Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raki Alam, Advocate Mr. Sunil Kumar No.III, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Syed Mojibur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Majhauliya P.S. Case no.468 of 2025, registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, on a raid being conducted about 8.25 litres of IMFL was recovered. While two persons were arrested, three persons managed to escape. The accused who was arrested disclosed the name of the petitioner to be amongst the persons who had managed to escape.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither the petitioner was arrested at the spot nor any incriminating article recovered from his possession. The name of the petitioner transpired in the statement of co-accused made

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62894 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 before police. The cause of false implication of the petitioner is his antecedent. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the F.I.R., the petitioner not having been arrested at the spot, the name of the petitioner transpiring in the statement of co-accused made before police and no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Majhauliya P.S. Case no.468 of 2025 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 Exclusive Special Judge Excise-II, Bettiah, West Champaran.

(Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T