Bhavna Sahu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21762 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2025 Thana- AURAI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Bhavna Sahu wife of Girish Sah Resident of village -Kokilwara PS -Aurai District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anish Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Aurai P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025 dated 09.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 8, 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act and seciton 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 56.28 litres of illicit foreign liquor and 14 kgs. Ganja were recovered from the house of the co-accused, Girish Sah.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has been made accused in this case only

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21762 of 2025(4) dt.24-06-2025 2/2 because she is the wife of the co-accused, Girish Sah. The seized contraband is less than the commercial quantity. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 23.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 24134/2025. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is a lady and she is in custody since 10.02.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Muzaffarpur in connection with Aurai P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T