Sujata Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29058 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-358 Year-2020 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== SUJATA DEVI WIFE OF NIRANJAN SAHNI R/O VILLAGEHAIBATPUR, P.S.- MUFASSIL, DISTRICT- BEGUSARAI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Madhuri Kumari, Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Anand, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 07-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. As per the prosecution case, 50 litres of liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that from perusal of the F.I.R., it would transpire that on a secret information having been received, a raid was conducted in the house of Niranjan Sahni where allegedly 50 litres of liquor was recovered. It is submitted that the petitioner who happens to be a lady is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that she happens to be the wife of the aforesaid

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29058 of 2021(2) dt.07-12-2021 2/2 Niranjan Sahni. The petitioner is in custody since 5.1.2021 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case.

Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case including the petitioner who is a lady having remained in custody for over 11 months, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case no.358 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Begusarai.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T