Patna High CourtCR. MISC./36202/2025bail granted

Khushboo Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-01Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36202 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-95 Year-2025 Thana- PATLIPUTRA District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Khushboo Devi W/o Nikhil sah Village- Ram Janki Mandir, Mainpura, PSPataliputra, District- Patna 2.

Dipali Devi @ Dipali Upendra Sah W/o Raju Sah Village- Ram Janki Mandir, Mainpura, PS- Pataliputra, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sumit Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Patliputra P.S. Case No. 95 of 2025 dated 26.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 66.910 litres of illicit foreign liquor and 24 litres of illicit country made liquor were recovered from the house of the petitioners.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36202 of 2025(2) dt.01-07-2025 2/2 implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioners have no knowledge about the aforesaid seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 16.05.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Patna in connection with Patliputra P.S. Case No. 95 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T