Patna High CourtCR. MISC./87814/2024bail rejected

Pappu Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

2025-01-08Mr. Justice Jitendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87814 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-381 Year-2024 Thana- BAKHARI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Pappu Sahni S/o Bihari Sahni R/o Village- Goriyari, Ward No. 21, P.SBakhari, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-01-2025 Heard Ld. counsel for the petitioner and Ld. APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Bakhri P. S. Case No. 381 of 2024 dated 05.10.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment)Act, 2022.

3. As per allegation, 225 liters of liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner. As per his nephew arrested on the spot, he was called by the accused to sell the illegal liquor.

4. Ld. counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the house wherefrom the illegal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87814 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 2/2 liquor has been recovered, does not belong to him and his name has transpired in the confessional statement of the co-accused.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has been made accused in eight other cases.

7. However, Ld. APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail submitting that as per the allegation, prima facie case is made out against the petitioner because the illegal liquor has been recovered from his house and he has criminal antecedent of similar nature.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, particularly the fact that prima facie case is made out against the petitioner and the petition being not maintainable, I am not persuaded to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

9. The petition is accordingly, dismissed.

(Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T