Sangita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3258 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-904 Year-2019 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== SANGITA DEVI S/o Late Ghanshyam Ram R/o village- Ambedkarnagar, P.S.- Bettiah Town, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dashrath Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Bettiah Town P.S.Case No.904 of 2019 registered for offences punishable under Sections30(a) of the Bihr Prohibtion and Excise Act, 2016.

There is allegation of recovery of 03 ltrs. of country-made liquor from the house of the petitioner when the police reached there on information of manufacturing of the liquor. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that she is a lady and there is no source of identification mentioned in the FIR .

Heard learned A.P.P. who has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail..

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3258 of 2020(2) dt.24-01-2020 2/2 Having heard both sides and considering the submissions as made above, I am not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, however, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court below and make prayer for regular bail, which will be considered by the learned court below without being prejudiced by the order of this Court and if possible to be disposed of on the same day. With the aforesaid direction, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T