Punita Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11885 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2020 Thana- KIUL District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== PUNITA KUMARI W/O ROHIT KUMAR KODA Resident of Village - Kachhua Kodasi, P.S.- Chanan, Dist.- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mayank Bilochan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-05-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273 of I.P.C. and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 10 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11885 of 2021(2) dt.27-05-2021 2/3 case. The petitioner is a lady. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case as the motorcycle in question is registered on her name. The motorcycle in question was used by her husband. She had nothing to do with the motorcycle. It is alleged that 10 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle in question. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on her personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge IInd-cum-Special Judge (Excise), Lakhisarai in connection with Kiul P.S. case No.120 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11885 of 2021(2) dt.27-05-2021 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T