Patna High CourtCR. MISC./21425/2024dismissed

Rinku Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-05-08Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21425 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2024 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Rinku Devi Wife of Ashok Choudhary Resident of Village Sonpura, Police Station- Udwantnagar, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rama Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 21 litres of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

4. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

5. Considering the facts that the said illicit liquor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21425 of 2024(5) dt.08-05-2024 2/2 has been recovered from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, her prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected in connection with Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 31 of 2024.

6. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the same shall be considered by the learned court below on the same day without being prejudiced by this order.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T