Kanti Devi @ Kunti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18306 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2019 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Kanti Devi @ Kunti Devi, W/o Satyendra Choudhary @ Buta Choudhary Resident of Village-Naiki P.S.-Rafiganj, District-Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravindra Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akhileshwar Dayal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 04-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP representing the State.

Petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with CIS No.56 of 2019, arising out of Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 13 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. As per the prosecution case, when the police party raided the house of the petitioner, 7 liters of illicit country made Mahua liquor was recovered from her house.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that from the seizure list it would appear that it is the only name of the village has been mentioned and not the residence of this petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18306 of 2019(2) dt.04-04-2019 2/2 no criminal antecedent.

Learned APP for the State is present and has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case particularly that in the seizure list only the name of the village has been mentioned and not the residence of this petitioner and further that this petitioner is a lady member of the family having no criminal antecedent, in case of arrest or surrender of the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today, the abovenamed petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.15,000/- (rupees fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VII-cumSpecial Judge, Excise Act, Aurangabad in connection with CIS No.56 of 2019, arising out of Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 13 of 2019, subject to the condition prescribed under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U T