Usha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.21640 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2018 Thana- TAJPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Usha Devi W/o Jugeshwar Sahni, R/o Village- Gunahi Bashi, P.S.- Tajpur, District- Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shakib Ayaz For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273 of the I.P.C. and Sections 30(a), 38(1), 38(2), 41(1) and 41(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 25.500 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired as the alleged recovery is made from the abandoned hut. The abandoned hut does not belong to the petitioner. Except for this,

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21640 of 2018(2) dt.16-04-2018 2/2 there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 25.500 liters wine is recovered from the abandoned hut. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge III, Samastipur in connection with Tajpur P.S. case No.23 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T