Chandani Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43095 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-305 Year-2021 Thana- AHIYAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Chandani Devi, Wife Of Sujeet Sahni R/O Village- Shekhpur Dhab, P.S.- Ahiyapur, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Chandra Shekhar Anand For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Mrityunjaya Kr. Gautam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 29-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 36 of the Excise Act, 2016.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the allegation is of recovery of 165.825 litres of liquor from the carton from the house of co-accused Rajesh Sahani.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from her conscious possession. It is next submitted that the alleged recovery was from the house of Rajesh Sahani. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43095 of 2022(2) dt.29-08-2022 2/2 Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on her furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Ahiyapur P. S. Case No.305 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T