Dauli Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25520 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-410 Year-2024 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Dauli Devi W/O Dharmendra Prasad R/O Village- Anantpur, P.S- Ghosi, Distt.- Jehananbad.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 07-05-2025 Heard Mr. Birendra Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Nand Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No. 410 of 2024 for the offence under sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, lodged on 10.08.2024 by the informant, Praveen Kumar.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant upon information, raided a Gumti and there is recovery/seizure of 10 litres country made liquor. A lady escaped in the meantime. This led to the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the 'Gumti' does not belong to her, the police due to criminal antecedent implicated her.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25520 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/3 petitioner has criminal antecedent.
6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties as also that the petitioner is a lady, FIR lodge, shall be facing the music, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Excise Judge-1st, Jehanabad, in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No.410 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for
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(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) anand/- U T