Dejik Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43820 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -275 Year- 2018 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictPURNIA ====================================================== Dejik Devi wife of Ranjit Roy, Residnt of Village- Sadapur Mahua, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chaubey Jawahar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 20-07-2018 On the request of learned counsel for the petitioner, he is directed to make necessary correction regarding P.S. Case no. as mentioned in the prayer portion of the bail petition during course of the day.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

22.500 litres of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from two bags of the petitioner travelling in the tempo and he was apprehended.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43820 of 2018 (2) dt.20-07-2018 2/2 that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. She has no concern either with the bags containing liquor or with the tempo in question. She happens to be simple commuter of the tempo and was travelling in it without knowing of keeping of bags containing liquor in the said tempo by another commuter, who managed to escape seeing the police party and she has falsely implicated in the case by the police merely on suspicion. She happens to be lady. She has no criminal antecedent. She has been languishing in custody since 21.06.2018.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to 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 the learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, Excise Act, Purnea in connection with C-1 Case No. 275 of 2018.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Rohit/- U T