Ashok Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65906 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2025 Thana- Chhaudahi District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.
Ashok Sahni S/O Late Kari Sahani Resident of Vill.- Maheshpuri, Dumri, Ward No. 03, P.S.- Chhaurahi, Dist.- Begusarai 2.
Kanchan Devi W/O Late Raghvendra Sahni Resident of Vill.- Maheshpuri, Dumri, Ward No. 03, P.S.- Chhaurahi, Dist.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arvind Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Choubey Jawahar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends their arrest in connection with Chhaurahi P.S. Case No. 88 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.
3. As per the prosecution story, during a routine patrol, the police received information that Ashok Sahni and Kanchan Devi were selling illegal country-made liquor from a hut in Maheshpura Dumri. On reaching the spot, they saw a man and a woman fleeing, who were identified by locals as the petitioners. A search of the place led to the recovery of 10 litres
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65906 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 of illegal liquor, based on which the FIR was registered.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that although 10 litres of illegal country-made liquor is said to have been recovered from a hut situated at village Maheshpura Dumri, the petitioners have no connection with the seized articles. It has further been submitted that the petitioner's names have surfaced in the present case solely on the basis of the statement of a local chowkidar, without any independent material to substantiate his involvement.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application.
6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession and / or premises belonging to the petitioners, accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
7. Let the petitioners, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below 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 learned Exclusive Special Judge-I, Begusarai, in connection
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65906 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 with Chhaurahi P.S. Case No. 88 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
(Ajit Kumar, J) sharun/- U T