Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12174 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-226 Year-2023 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Manju Devi, Wife of Dineshwar Rawat, Resident of Village - Usri, P.S. - Baikunthpur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-03-2025 Heard Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Narsingh Tanti, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 226 of 2023 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 10 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from two gallons allegedly thrown away by the petitioner after seeing the police party.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from an open space and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12174 of 2025(2) dt.28-03-2025 2/2 petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner is lady, having clean antecedent.

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 petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise I, Gopalganj in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 226 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is 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