Kajal Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5259 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1582 Year-2023 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Kajal Khatoon W/o Md. Bholu R/O VILL-BENGALI TOLA GOSAI GHAT GALI, P.S-GOPALPUR, DISTT.-PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a)/56(b) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 and Amendment Act, 2022.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is of recovery of 43.200 liters of liquor from a Scooty.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a women and allegation is of recovery of 43.200 liters of liquor from a scooty. It is next submitted that petitioner being owner of the scooty came to be implicated. It is also submitted that petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and she was completely unaware that her friend would misused the scooty in the manner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5259 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2024 2/2 alleged.
5. The learned APP for the State opposes the anticipatory bail application.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Excise Patna P.S. Case No.1582 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T