Keswar Sahni @ Keshwar Sahni @ Keshav Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85359 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-294 Year-2024 Thana- DALSINGHSARAI District- Samastipur ====================================================== 1.

Keswar Sahni @ Keshwar Sahni @ Keshav Sahni S/O Mahisi Sahni @ Mahesh Sahni @ Manishi Sahni R/O Village- Rampur Jalapur, Ward No. 21, P.S.- Dalsinghsarai, Dist.- Samastipur (Bihar). 2.

Ramu Das @ Ramu Sahni S/O Baleshwar Das @ Baleshwer Das R/O Village- Rampur Jalapur, Ward No. 21, P.S.- Dalsinghsarai, Dist.- Samastipur (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Barj Kishore Sharma, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Surendra Kumar,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Dalsinghsarai P.S. Case No. 294 of 2024 dated 24.09.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 16 litres of illicit country made liquor kept in eight sacks was recovered from the bicycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85359 of 2024(2) dt.15-01-2025 2/2 implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioners have no concern either with the bicycle or with the liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent whereas the petitioner no. 2 has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 25.09.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Samastipur in connection with Dalsinghsarai P.S. Case No. 294 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T