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Munna Sahni v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC21 Jul 2025CR. MISC./46143/2025

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Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.46143 of 2025; Munna Sahni; Lalan Mahto; State of Bihar; Excise Areraj PS Case No. 88 of 2025; East Champaran; Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; Section 103 B.N.S.S.; bail; country-made liquor; 50 litres; motorcycle BR06BA-4408; custody since 05.05.2025; clean antecedent; bail bond Rs.10,000 with two sureties; Rudra Prakash Mishra, J.; order dated 21-07-2025; bail allowed.

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Bail granted to both petitioners in connection with Excise Areraj PS Case No. 88 of 2025, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below/concerned Court. ¶22

Munna Sahni Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46143 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE ARERAJ District- East Champaran

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Munna Sahni S/o- Ram Pyare Sahni Village- Purainadih W.No-3, P.SDumariya Ghat , District-East Champaran

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Lalan Mahto S/o- Badhai Mahto Village- Purainadih W.No-3, P.S-Dumariya Ghat , District-East Champaran

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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2 21-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioners seek bail in connection with Excise Areraj PS Case No. 88 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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The prosecution case, in short, is that total 50 litres

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of country made liquor was recovered from Motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR06BA-4408.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46143 of 2025(2) dt.21-07-2025 2/2

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submitted that motorcycle in question does not belong to the petitioners. The petitioners are in custody since 05.05.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioners and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

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Let the petitioners 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 Areraj PS Case No. 88 of 2025.

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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Raj Ranjan/- U T

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