Kevli Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38706 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2025 Thana- PRATAPGANJ District- Supaul ====================================================== Kevli Devi W/O Late Shushil Mukhiya R/O Tekuna Ward No. 1, P.SPratapganj, Distt.- Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumar Gautam, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Pratapganj P. S. Case No. 35 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. Recovery of 105 litres of illicit country made wine has allegedly been made from the house of the petitioner, which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is quite innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. He has no concern with the alleged recovery. He submits that the said house from which the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38706 of 2025(2) dt.27-06-2025 2/2 illicit wine has been recovered is as a temporary constructed shed made up of tin and without having any lock and free accessible. Petitioner has no knowledge that who had kept that articles inside the temporary constructed shed. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the physical possession of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and considering the clean antecedent of the petitioner and also petitioner being a lady, let the petitioner, above named, 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 Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court - II, Supaul in connection with Pratapganj P. S. Case No. 35 of 2025. (S. B. Pd. Singh, J) prabhakar/- U T