Sanju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29843 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2024 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria ====================================================== Sanju Devi W/o- Umakant Yadav Resident of village- Jhakhargadh ward no 05 Police station- Chatapur District- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 19-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The perusal of the first information report and the seizure list would go to show that a total of 108 litres of Nepali liquor was recovered from a Super Splendor motorcycle while 109 liters of Nepali liquor was recovered from one TVS Apache motorcycle and the riders of both the motorcycles managed to flee away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits the name of the petitioner, who is a lady, has surfaced in this case on the ground that one of the motorcycles which is TVS Apache motorcycle is registered in the name of the petitioner. It has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29843 of 2025(3) dt.19-06-2025 2/2 further been submitted that the said motorcycle had been taken by one of the co-villagers in the name of treatment of his child and the petitioner has no knowledge, whatsoever that the same was being put to misuse. The petitioner is in no way concern with the seized liquor and nothing has been recovered from the personal or conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes for prayer for bail.

6. In view of the aforesaid facts of the case, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No.179 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-Cum- Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Araria, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023. (Soni Shrivastava, J) ajay/- U T