Patna High CourtCR. MISC./22626/2025bail granted

Munni Devi @ Kavita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-15Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22626 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-104 Year-2018 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna ====================================================== Munni Devi @ Kavita Devi W/O Late Ramji Sao R/O Village- Naviganj Saren Tehta (Bazar), P.S- Tehra, Dist.- Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aryan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Punpun P.S. Case No. 104 of 2018 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 273 of the IPC and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 5.6 litres of liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent lady and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner was not apprehended on the spot rather his name transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the apprehended co-accused Manish Kumar. No incriminating

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22626 of 2025(2) dt.15-04-2025 2/2 article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from the joint house of the petitioner where other family members of the petitioner also reside. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 29.01.2025 and has two criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Punpun P.S. Case No. 104 of 2018.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T