Runti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35792 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-79 Year-2025 Thana- PARASBIGHA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Runti Devi, W/o Late Ramlagan Manjhi, R/o Village- Nehalpur Mushahari, PS- Parasbigha, Distt.- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Paras Nath, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 01-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Parasbigha P.S. Case No. 79 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 15 litres country made mahua liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner. It is alleged that petitioner managed to escape.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner was neither present on the spot nor she has any concern with the seized liquor. The house in question from where the recovery was made is a joint house property.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35792 of 2025(3) dt.01-09-2025 2/2 Petitioner is a widow lady and there is no recovery made in the house of the petitioner rather police has falsely stated that recovery was made from the house of the petitioner. There is violation of Section 103 of the BNSS in preparing the seizure list. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation of the present case.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Parasbigha P.S. Case No. 79 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T