Dr. Priyanka Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40166 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-293 Year-2024 Thana- PATNA CITY CHOWK District- Patna ====================================================== Dr. Priyanka Kumari W/O- Dr. Chandan Shekhar Resident of Niti Bag Lohiapath, Jagdeo Path, Khajpura, P.S.-Rupaspur, District-Patna At Present residing at - Kashyap Bhavnath Surya Prabha Enclave, Flat No.-703, 90 feet Road, Kankarbagh, P.S.- Patrakar Nagar, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjiv Sharan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The accused-petitioner, named in the F.I.R., is apprehending her arrest in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No. 293 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to have in possession of 10 litres of foreign liquor and engaged in illegal trade of illicit liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner was the owner of Scooty bearing Registration No. BR01BY-9163, which was sold long back in the year 2023 to a scrap dealer. It is submitted that petitioner is a State Government Doctor and she has no connection with the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40166 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/2 recovery of illicit liquor. It is further submitted that factual aspect of recovery suggest that illicit liquor was not recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, who claims to be a lady of clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, who is a lady of clean antecedent, accordingly, above-named petitioner, in the event of her arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (Excise), Patna City/concerned court in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No. 293 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S."). (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) aniket/- U T