Soni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21735 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2026 Thana- DEHRI TOWN District- Rohtas ====================================================== Soni Devi W/O Sanjay Kumar Resident of Village- Sone Nagar Kochadh, P.S.- Barun, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shashikant, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 07-04-2026 Heard the parties.

2.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Dehri Nagar P.S. Case No.65 of 2026 registered for the offence under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The recovery is of 138.475 liters of illicit liquor from a tempo.

4.

The petitioner is in custody since 14.02.2026.

5.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs.25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt. 6.

Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21735 of 2026(2) dt.07-04-2026 2/3 7.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned concerned Court below in connection with Dehri Nagar P.S. Case No.65 of 2026.

8.

This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in Ramakrishna Math, Village - Jharha (near Matua Pahar), P.O.- Gurua, Dist. Gayaji, Bihar 824205 and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below at the time of furnishing bail bonds. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by him. 9.

As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail is directed to mark his attendance at Barun Police Station, District-Aurangabad on first and third Sunday of each month. Any default in appearance at the police station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. 10.

It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21735 of 2026(2) dt.07-04-2026 3/3 any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. (Sandeep Kumar, J) pawan/- U T