Patna High CourtCR. MISC./87364/2024bail granted

Manejar Sahani @ Mainejar Sahani @ Sudhu Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

2025-02-05Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87364 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-260 Year-2024 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Manejar Sahani @ Mainejar Sahani @ Sudhu Sahani S/O Tokhan Sahani Resident of village- Mathiya Bariyarpur P.S.- Piprakothi District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case No. 260 of 2024 dated 24.10.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 41 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered out of which 38 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered behind the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87364 of 2024(2) dt.05-02-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The recovery was made from an open place that was accessible to anyone. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 24.10.2024.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case No. 260 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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