IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72669 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-467 Year-2021 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Arjun Kumar @ Arjun Sahani Son of Munnilal Sahni @ Munilal Sahani Resident of village -Kanwa Tola Bherihari Ps- Sugauli District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ujjwal Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 14-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 02. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 467 of 2021 registered for the alleged offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016. 03. As per prosecution case, police received information about petitioner keeping illicit liquor near a bank of river and selling it with the help of his associates. A raid was conducted and five persons fled away from the spot on seeing the police party. The chowkidar disclosed the name of the petitioner and other co-accused persons who fled away from the spot. On search of the place, recovery of 35 liters of country Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72669 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/3 made chulai liquor was made. 04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the person or possession of the petitioner who was not apprehended from the spot. The petitioner has no concern with the place from where the recovery has been made. The petitioner has been named in this case by the chowkidar due to enmity. The petitioner is having antecedent of seven case and he is on bail in all these cases. The petitioner is in custody since 21.08.2025. 05. Learned APP for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. 06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot and no recovery has been shown from his conscious possession and further considering the period of custody of the petitioner, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, East Champaran at Motihari/court concerned in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72669 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 3/3 No. 467 of 2021, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of BNSS and the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below. (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned. Ashish/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T