Jarina Khatoon @ Zareena Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39345 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2019 Thana- LAUKAHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Jarina Khatoon @ Zareena Khatoon S/O Mohammad Sairaj @ Mohammad Seraj Village- Narahiya, Ward No 5, PS- Narahiya, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 01-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending her arrest in connection with Laukhi P.S. Case no. 213 of 2019 instituted for the offence under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from a Scooty altogether 45 liters of Nepali country-made liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that her name has surfaced in this case as she is the owner of the Scooty from which the recovery has been made. It is further submitted that nothing has been recovered from the physical possession of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39345 of 2025(2) dt.01-07-2025 2/2 the petitioner. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the cousin brother of the petitioner has demanded the Scooty as he has to go to Jhanjharpur for some work but her cousin brother misused the Scooty. Petitioner is having no knowledge of the alleged liquor. She is having no criminal antecedent

5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of her arrest or surrender in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case no. 213 of 2019, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T