Baruna Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13786 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-777 Year-2021 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Baruna Devi Wife Of Ratan Manjhi @ Ratan Mandal R/O Village- Manipar, P.S.- Dobhi, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in Sherghati P.S. Case No. 777 of 2021, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

4 litres of country made liquor and 60 litres of Jawa Mahua was recovered from the house of this petitioner. It is submitted that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner has got clean antecedent, as stated in para 3 of the petition. Counsel for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that recovery has been made from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13786 of 2022(2) dt.15-07-2022 2/2 house of petitioner.

Considering the nature of allegation and quantity of recovery, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner abovenamed on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected in view of the provision 76(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T