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Indrajeet Sahani @ Indra Sahani v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC26 Jun 2023CR. MISC./22330/2023

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The High Court allowed the petitioner's application for anticipatory bail in a Bihar Excise Act case. The court permitted release on bond if the petitioner surrenders within six weeks, addressing concerns about possession of recovered liquor in joint family property.

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Anticipatory bail granted on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- with two sureties, conditional on surrender within six weeks.

Indrajeet Sahani @ Indra Sahani Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22330 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2022 Thana- MUSRIGHRARI District- Samastipur

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INDRAJEET SAHANI @ INDRA SAHANI Son of Devan Shni Resident of village - Gohda, P.S.- Musharigharari, District - Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sabal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, A.P.P. ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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2 26-06-2023

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 22.854 liters of liquor from the house of the petitioner.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated merely because of his antecedent, it is next submitted that even the house is a joint family property, as such, it cannot

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22330 of 2023(2) dt.26-06-2023 2/2

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be alleged with certainty that it was petitioner who had kept the liquor in the house or the liquor kept in the house was within his knowledge.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Musharigharari P.S. Case No. 162 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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GauravSinha/-

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Indrajeet Sahani @ Indra Sahani v. The State of Bihar

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