Musmat Maya Devi @ Maya Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42497 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2021 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== Musmat Maya Devi @ Maya Manjhi W/o Late Hira Manjhi Resident of Village - Pipra Pakari, Ward No.1, Mushari Tola, P.S.- Bettiah Muffasil, Distt.- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar No 7 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. A.G ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 15-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is expected to honour his undertaking given in the instant case for depositing the requisite court fee and to remove the defects as pointed out by the office when called upon to do so by the office.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42497 of 2021(3) dt.15-02-2022 2/3 There is recovery of 6 litres of illicit country made liquor from the hut of the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Considering the fact that illicit liquor has been recovered from the hut of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

The petitioner is directed to surrender before learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today and pray for regular bail which may be considered by the learned Court below without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

With the aforesaid observation/direction the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42497 of 2021(3) dt.15-02-2022 3/3 petition stands disposed off.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T