Sabita Devi @ Savita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27869 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2019 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria ====================================================== Sabita Devi @ Savita Devi W/o Pappu Yadav @ Pawan Yadav R/o VillageAchra, P.S.- Fulkaha, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Asha Devi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 21-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Sections 223, 224, 225 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 38 and 45 of Bihar Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, co-accused Lalu Kumar Yadav and Gautam Biraji were apprehended for drinking the liquor and were taken to police station, on the way, the mother of co-accused Lalu Kumar Yadav, along with the petitioner, and other co-accused stood in front of the vehicle and co-accused Rika Devi (mother of co-accused Lalu Yadav) opened the gate of the vehicle and let the arrested co-accused run away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27869 of 2025(2) dt.21-05-2025 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion only. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. No liquor has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is a lady having no criminal antecedent and she undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Araria in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 144 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T