Umrawati Devi @ Umarawati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18849 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2025 Thana- Excise Mashrakh District- Saran ====================================================== Umrawati Devi @ Umarawati Devi W/O Ambica Sah @ Amika Sah R/O Vill.- Repura, P.S.- Marhowrah, Dist.- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhijeet Abhigyan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Mashrakh Excise P.S. Case No. 127 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 50 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from Bamboo Clamp(Baswari), where the petitioner was arrested.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the petitioner is a lady and she has no concern with the alleged recovery. It is next submitted that nothing has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18849 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/2 possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to anyone. It is also submitted that the procedure prescribed under Section 103 of the B.N.S.S. has not been followed. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has clean criminal antecedent and is in custody since 22.11.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the facts and circumstance of the case, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Mashrakh Excise P.S. Case No. 127 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T