Mania Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19109 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-184 Year-2025 Thana- MADHEPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1.

Mania Devi wife of Lalit Saday Resident of village- Khairi PS-Madhepur District- Madhubani 2.

Rinku Devi Wife of Mohan Saday Resident of village- Khairi PS-Madhepur District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Bharti For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 31-03-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The accused/petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and apprehending their arrest in connection with Madhepur P.S. Case No. 184 of 2025 of registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274 and 275 of the BNS and Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioners is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 24 litres of IMFL/country made liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from an open agricultural field and not from the physical possession of these petitioners. It is pointed out that mere on the basis of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19109 of 2026(2) dt.31-03-2026 2/2 suspicion petitioners implicated with the present case. It is also submitted that seizure list appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses. While concluding the argument it is submitted that petitioners are ladies of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP, opposes the prayer for bail.

6. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances as mentioned above and by taking note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of these petitioners, accordingly both-above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of four weeks, are directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani/concerned trial court where the case is pending in connection with Madhepur P.S. Case No. 184 of 2025 of subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./ Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) S.Tripathi/- U T