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Sonelal Sahni v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC4 Mar 2024CR. MISC./12192/2024

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Petitioner apprehended arrest in an excise case for alleged recovery of 10 liters of liquor from a motorcycle's dicky, claiming no conscious possession and clean antecedents. The court granted anticipatory bail subject to surrender within six weeks and Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted on furnishing bonds of Rs. 500 with two sureties of like amount, upon surrender within six weeks, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.

Sonelal Sahni Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12192 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2023 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali

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Sonelal Sahni S/o Mohitlal Sahni Resident of Village- Salempur, P.S.Lalganj, District- Vaishali

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hemant Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Narsingh Tanti ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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2 04-03-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 10 liters of liquor from dicky of a motorcycle.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the motorcycle and he came to be implicated by the local people but then the name of the people who disclosed the name of the petitioner is not disclosed in the FIR which casts an aspersion

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12192 of 2024(2) dt.04-03-2024 2/2

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on the case of the prosecution when petitioner, admittedly, is a person with clean antecedent.

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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. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 289 of 2023 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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Rishabh/-

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