Ritlal Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85902 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-958 Year-2023 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Siwan ====================================================== Ritlal Sahni son of late Mewalal Sahni Resident of village- Purainiya, p.olalganj, p.s.- lalganj, District- Vaishali (Bihar), pin code- 844121 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Subhash Patel For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 12-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. There is recovery of 138.960 litres of illicit Indian made foreign liquor from a Baleno car. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85902 of 2023(2) dt.12-01-2024 2/2 The petitioner is languishing in custody since 19.10.2023. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. In contra, learned A.P.P appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

The petitioner is directed to deposit a sum of Rs. 5,000/-(Rupees Five Thousands) in the District Legal Services Authority, Siwan.

Considering the facts aforesaid and the period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousands) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No-II, Siwan in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No. 958 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T