Ram Pravesh Sahni @ Ram Pravesh Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2547 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ram Pravesh Sahni @ Ram Pravesh Choudhary Son of Satrughan Sahni Resident of Village - Muktapur Godha, Ward No.3, P.S. - Kalyanpur, District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raja Ram Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise PS Case No. 334 of 2020 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that total 20 litres of country made liquor was recovered from 50 meter away from the house of the petitioner.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2547 of 2025(2) dt.23-01-2025 2/2 that recovery is from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. The petitioner is in custody since 06.11.2024 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.
5.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7.
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Excise PS Case No. 334 of 2020.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T