Shanti Devi @ Shanti Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33325 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-532 Year-2022 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Shanti Devi @ Shanti Manjhi D/O Prasad Manjhi, W/O Bablu Manjhi Resident of Village- Kanauji Mushari, Manoharpur, Kachhuara, P.s.- Gopalpur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mohammad Minnatullah, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 21-05-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehended his arrest in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 532 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30 (a)(c), 32 and 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engage in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 10 litres of IMFL/country made liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33325 of 2025(2) dt.21-05-2025 2/3

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is neither connected in any manner with alleged cottage nor with the alleged illicit liquor which was recovered from the cottage and merely on the basis of suspicion as raised by local chowkidaar, petitioner was implicated with present case, petitioner is a lady of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is a lady of clean antecedent, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33325 of 2025(2) dt.21-05-2025 3/3 learned Special Excise Judge-II, Patna/concerned Trial Court where the case is pending in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 532 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) S.Tripathi/- U T