Meena Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21176 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2024 Thana- Sarbahada District- Gaya ====================================================== Meena Devi W/o Munna Chaudhary R/o Village- Chiraili, P.S.- Khizersarai, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prithivi Raj Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Asha Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Sarbahda P.S. Case No.03 of 2024, for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. As per the prosecution, the total recovery of 20 litres of country made mahua liquor have been alleged to be made from a motorcycle, which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel also submits that petitioner is a lady and the alleged wine has not been recovered from conscious possession of her. He further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21176 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 submits that her name has figured in this case only due to the reason that her son has been made accused. He further submits that she has denied that the said motorcycle is registered in her name. Counsel further submits that criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

6. In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, let the petitioner above named, be granted bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Exclusive Excise Judge No.2, Gaya in connection with Sarbahda P.S. Case No.03 of 2024, subject to the following conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Prakashmani/- U T