Munni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6838 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2017 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== Munni Devi, Wife of Late Siya Charan Mahto, resident of VillageThakruniya, P.O.- Muriya, P.S.- Darbhanga Sadar (Bhalpatti O.P.), DistrictDarbhanga (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. GAURI SHANKAR GUPTA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(A)/44(B) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 12 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 in course of inquiry made by the informant. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6838 of 2018(2) dt.07-02-2018 2/2 petitioner in this case. It is alleged that 12 liters wine is recovered from the house of Md. Mukhtar as per seizure list. 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-IVth-cum-Special Judge, Darbhanga in connection with Darbhanga Sadar P.S. Case No. 268 of 2017 (G.O. Case No. 1152 of 2017), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T