Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7639 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2024 Thana- Dagmara District- Supaul ====================================================== 1.
Manju Devi, aged about 34 years, Female, W/o- Siyaram Yadav 2.
Lalita Devi, aged about 51 years, Female, W/o- Surendra Yadav Both are Resident of village - Rajpur, Ward No. 02, Police Station - Dagmara, Dist- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arun, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard Mr. Arun, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Akbar Ali, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Dagmara P.S. Case No. 57/2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 121(1), 132, 264, 265, 352, 351(2)(3), 3(5) of BNS and Sections 30(a)/45 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 36 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from a sack, which was carrying by co-accused Siya Ram Yadav. Further allegation is that the coaccused Manju Devi (petitioner no.1) and Laita Devi (petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7639 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/3 no.2) came and abused and assaulted the police party and in the meantime, apprehended co-accused Siya Ram Yadav managed to flee away from the spot.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted that from perusal of FIR, it is apparent that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from the possession of the petitioner but a concocted story has been cooked up to implicate the petitioners in a false case. Petitioners, who are ladies, have clean antecedents.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on prearrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No.2, Supaul in connection with Dagmara P.S. Case No. 57/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
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7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T