Patna High CourtCR. MISC./28436/2025bail granted

Manti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-26Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28436 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-602 Year-2020 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada ====================================================== Manti Devi Wife of Late Bhonu Chaudhary Resident of Village - Gondpur, Police Station - Nagar, District - Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bipin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-06-2025 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 Nawada (Nagar) P.S. Case No. 602 of 2020 dated 10.07.2020 registered for the offences punishable under sections 30(a), 30(d), 30(f), 33, 41 and 52 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 5000 litres of spirit was recovered from the truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the confessional statement of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28436 of 2025(2) dt.26-06-2025 2/3 co-accused Arvind Yadav. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner is not the owner of the seized vehicle. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 25.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 50166 of 2024. The petitioner has 9 criminal antecedents as stated in Para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner, who is a lady, is in custody since 20.04.2021.

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, Nawada in connection with Nawada(Nagar) P.S. Case No. 602 of 2020, with a condition:- (i) That the petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

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7. The application stands allowed.

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