IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43326 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2020 Thana- AHIYAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Awadhesh Sahni Son of Brahamdeo Sahni Resident of village -vijay chhapra, Ps- Ahiyapur, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sagar Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 17-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in G.R. No. 301 of 2020 arising out of Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 193 of 2020 instituted for the offences under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a) and 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Earlier anticipatory bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 03.12.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 15119 of 2021 by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 120.885 liters liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43326 of 2026(2) dt.17-07-2026 2/2 from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of secret information. It is further submitted that that recovery is made from the joint house of the petitioner where other family members also reside. The petitioner is in custody since 20.05.2026 and has got one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S., 2023. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with G.R. No. 301 of 2020 arising out of Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 193 of 2020. sukriti/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T