Milan Kumari @ Milan Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20692 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2021 Thana- JAMHOR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== MILAN KUMARI @ MILAN DEVI W/o- Chhotan @ Sanjeet Kumar Malakar @ Sanjeet Kumar R/o Village - Jamhore, P.S. - Jamhore, District - Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Mukul Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Pushpa Sinha.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 291 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. It is alleged that 291 liters wine is recovered from the motorcycle. The petitioner is alleged to be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20692 of 2022(2) dt.29-04-2022 2/2 the owner of the motorcycle in question. She is a lady. The petitioner had given the motorcycle to the co-villager for his personal use. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the motorcycle. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon the order dated 13-04-2022 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Cr. Appeal No. 626 of 2022 (Sweta Kumari vs. State of Bihar).

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory 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 Special Judge (Excise), Aurangabad in connection with Jamhore P.S. case No.42/2021, G.R. No.455 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T