Dinesh Sahni v. The State of Bihar
Bail granted – Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.36084 of 2026 (decided 08-06-2026, oral order, Hon'ble Justice Smt. Soni Shrivastava): bail allowed to Dinesh Sahni in Taraiya P.S. Case No.133 of 2026, District Saran, for offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act. Grounds: 4 liters country made liquor recovered from bushes behind the house (open, easily accessible place), no recovery from conscious possession, no independent witness to search and seizure / non-compliance of mandatory seizure provisions; custody since 28.04.2026; two criminal antecedents (one similar) weighed but did not preclude bail. Relief: bail bond Rs.10,000 with two like sureties; conditions - cooperation in investigation/trial and one bailor a family member/close relative. Petitioner's counsel: Rajiv Ranjan Kumar Pandey; State represented by APP Suman Kumari Singh.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No.133 of 2026, subject to the conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate in the investigation/trial and that one of the bailors will be a family member/close relative.