Ankita Raj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19577 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2020 Thana- KANKARBAG District- Patna ====================================================== ANKITA RAJ, aged about 35 years, Female, Wife of Pawan Kumar, Resident of Postal park, Road No.02, P.S.-Kankarbagh, District-Patna. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Jyoti Ranjan Jha, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-06-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of virtual Court proceeding.

The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of lifting of the lockdown in the State of Bihar.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case for the offences registered under Sections 30(a) and 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 188.05 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19577 of 2020(2) dt.26-06-2020 2/2 It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 08.03.2020 and has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet/prosecution report has been submitted in this case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that total 188.05 liters wine is recovered. There is no compliance of Section 100 of Cr. P.C.

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

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Patna, in connection with Spl. Case No. 2412/2020 (Kankarbagh P.S. Case No. 213/2020). Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of four weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T