Vishwonath Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72212 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2019 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== VISHWONATH SAHNI Son of Badari Sahni Resident of Village - Lohkhar Sahni Tola, P.S.- Sonbarsa, Distt.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the state.

The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 175 of 2019, registered under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, pending in the Court of the Additional District Judge II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Sitamarhi.

The accusation is of recovery of 60 pieces of Nepali Saufi wine, each containing 300 ml kept in a plastic bag, 50 pieces, each containing 300 ml Nepali Saufi wine and 48 pieces of 180 ml Indian made foreign liquor recovered from the courtyard of phoos house of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72212 of 2019(2) dt.05-02-2020 2/2 Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant the privilege of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. The prayer for pre-arrest bail is rejected. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the Court below and seek regular bail, which will be considered on its own merit and without being prejudiced of this order.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) Shamshad/- U T