IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 32684 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2026 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Awadhesh Sahni Son of Kanhai Sahni Resident of Village- Kawalpur Kanhi Tola, P.S.- Turkauliya, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 19-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 27 of 2026 registered for offences under Sections 274, 275 & 3(5) of B.N.S. read with Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, there is a recovery of 320 litres of illicit liquor from the house of co-accused Manager Sahani @ Mainejar Sahani and the petitioner was found running away from the house. The petitioner claims clean antecedent. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. There is no recovery from the conscious possession of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 32684 of 2026(2) dt.19-06-2026 2/3

petitioner. The petitioner undertakes to donate a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) to a charitable organization, without prejudice to his defence and without admitting guilt. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this application for anticipatory bail stands allowed. 7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the Court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 27 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., also with further conditions that:- (i) The petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) with Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842002 and shall produce a valid receipt thereof before the court below. The bail bonds shall be Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 32684 of 2026(2) dt.19-06-2026 3/3 accepted only after verification of the genuineness of the said receipt.

(ii) The petitioner shall mark his attendance at Turkauliya Police Station on first and third Sunday of each month. In the event of default, the bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled. (iii) At the time of acceptance of bail bonds, the court below shall verify the antecedents of the petitioner. The bail bonds shall be accepted only upon confirmation that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. However, such verification shall not be used as a ground to unnecessarily delay acceptance of the bail bonds. 8. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) sadique/- U T

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 32684 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2026 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Awadhesh Sahni Son of Kanhai Sahni Resident of Village- Kawalpur Kanhi Tola, P.S.- Turkauliya, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 19-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 27 of 2026 registered for offences under Sections 274, 275 & 3(5) of B.N.S. read with Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, there is a recovery of 320 litres of illicit liquor from the house of co-accused Manager Sahani @ Mainejar Sahani and the petitioner was found running away from the house. The petitioner claims clean antecedent. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. There is no recovery from the conscious possession of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 32684 of 2026(2) dt.19-06-2026 2/3

petitioner. The petitioner undertakes to donate a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) to a charitable organization, without prejudice to his defence and without admitting guilt. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this application for anticipatory bail stands allowed. 7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the Court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 27 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., also with further conditions that:- (i) The petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) with Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842002 and shall produce a valid receipt thereof before the court below. The bail bonds shall be Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 32684 of 2026(2) dt.19-06-2026 3/3 accepted only after verification of the genuineness of the said receipt.

(ii) The petitioner shall mark his attendance at Turkauliya Police Station on first and third Sunday of each month. In the event of default, the bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled. (iii) At the time of acceptance of bail bonds, the court below shall verify the antecedents of the petitioner. The bail bonds shall be accepted only upon confirmation that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. However, such verification shall not be used as a ground to unnecessarily delay acceptance of the bail bonds. 8. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) sadique/- U T