Lalita Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.32892 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -157 Year- 2017 Thana -CHAKIA District- EAST CHAMPARAN (MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Lalita Devi, Wife of Birendra Pandey.

2. Mostt. Sunaina Devi, Wife of Late Rajdeo Pandey, Both are resident of Village-Kuywa, P.S.-Chakiya, District-East Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vibhakar Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

Apprehending their arrest in connection with Chakiya P.S. Case No. 157 of 2017 registered for the offences under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the petitioners have filed the present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of pre-arrest bail. After some arguments, learned counsel for the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32892 of 2017 (2) dt.20-07-2017 2 / 2 petitioners has sought leave to withdraw the present application in order to surrender before the court below and seek bail in the light of the observations and directions made in the order dated 07.07.2017 passed by this Court in the matter of Ashok Sahani Vs. State of Bihar (Cr. Misc. No. 26109 of 2017). Leave is granted.

The application is disposed of as withdrawn.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T