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2025 DAILYLAW 50854 (PAT)

Ranjeet Sahni v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./37438/2025 · 2025-06-17

R P Mishra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37438 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-136 Year-2025 Thana- MAJORGANJ District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1. Ranjeet Sahni S/O Aklu Sahni R/O Village- Raghunathpur Nanhakar, P.S.- Majorganj, Dist.- Sitamarhi. 2. Indal Patel @ Indal Ray S/O Harihar Ray R/O Village- Raghunathpur Nanhakar, P.S.- Majorganj, Dist.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Virendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 17-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Majorganj PS Case No. 136 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 317(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 223.5 liters liquor was recovered from Auto. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37438 of 2025(2) dt.17-06-2025 2/2 got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioners were passengers of the Auto in question and they were oblivious of the fact that illicit liquor was laden in the Auto. The petitioners are in custody since 03- 04-2025 and have got no criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 7. 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 Majorganj PS Case No. 136 of 2025. Raj Kishore/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T