Ram Pukari Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 2434 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2024 Thana- KALUAHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Ram Pukari Devi W/o Shatrudhan Yadav R/o Village- Kachahari Tola Bela Belhi, P.S.- Jai Nagar, Dist.- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ravi Prakash, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-02-2025 Heard Mr. Ravi Prakash, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Kaluahi P.S Case No. 97 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2018.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, total 18liters of illicit liquor was recovered from a tempo bearing Registration No.BR07PC6121.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 2434 of 2025(2) dt.15-02-2025 2/3 petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. Name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis that she is the owner of the tempo, from which illicit liquor was recovered. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Madhubani, in connection with Kaluahi P.S Case No. 97 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner, as what has been stated in
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 2434 of 2025(2) dt.15-02-2025 3/3 paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J.) Ashishsingh/- U T