Ranju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14802 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2024 Thana- BALIGAON District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranju Devi W/O Jagdish Ram Resident of Village- Fatehpur, P.S.- Baligaon, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manish Chandra Gandhi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 75 liters of artificial Taari smelling like country made liquor kept in three plastic jerrycan was recovered from the three wheeler like Tempo bearing Reg. No. BR06-PF-9835 of which, petitioner is registered owner. One person namely, Ankit Kumar was apprehended on the spot who was driving the said Tempo.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only because she is registered owner of the said vehicle. Further submission is that on the alleged date of occurrence, there was Ekadsa Karma of the son of petitioner and the whole family was going through mental trauma and taking advantage

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14802 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/2 of the situation, co-accused Ankit Kumar took the vehicle for some personal work and without knowledge and consent of this petitioner, the vehicle was being used for transportation of illicit liquor. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner is a lady having no criminal antecedent and she undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. I-cum-Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Baligoan P.S. Case No. 170 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T