Meena Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12437 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-211 Year-2019 Thana- BHARGAMA District- Araria ====================================================== Meena Devi W/o Devnarayan Mandal @ Mandal R/o Village - Shankarpur, P.S - Forbesganj, District - Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 272, 273, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 343.125 litres illicit liquor was recovered from bamboo orchard.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Name of the petitioner transpired during investigation in confessional statement of co-accused. Recovery was made from an open place, accessible to one and all and petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12437 of 2026(2) dt.09-04-2026 2/2 application.
6. Considering nature of accusation and place of recovery, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Judge Excise-II, Araria in connection with Bhargama P. S. Case No. 211 of 2019, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T