Bachchi Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.66102 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-827 Year-2016 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Bachchi Devi wife of late Bhutta Mistri @ late Bhutta Mahto, resident of Mohalla Road No.2, Karpuri Nagar Akharaghat, P.S. Town, District Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Asha Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 272, 273, 120(B) of the I.P.C. and Sections 30(a)/38(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 440.490 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired as the alleged recovery is made from the joint house of the petitioner

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.66102 of 2018(2) dt.30-10-2018 2/2 where the other family members also reside. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. The petitioner is a lady. It is alleged that 440.490 liters wine is recovered from the joint house of the petitioner. 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 Special Judge, Muzaffarpur in connection with Town P.S. case No.827 of 2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T