Sheela Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42320 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-254 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Rohtas ====================================================== Sheela Devi W/O Shree Bhagwan Prasad R/O Mohalla - Chaukhandi , P.SSasaram (Town), Dist - Rohtas .. ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Babu Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umeshanad Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 40 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the seized e-rickshaw vehicle bearing Reg. No. BR24ER4369 of which petitioner is owner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Driver of the vehicle was transporting the illicit liquor without her knowledge and consent. Petitioner is not the driver of the commercial vehicle in question and she has been made accused merely on basis of being an owner of the seized e-rickshaw. Petitioner is lady and claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42320 of 2026(2) dt.13-07-2026 2/2 application.
6. Considering nature of accusation and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Learned Court of Exclusive Special Judge, Court-1, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sasaram Excise P. S. Case No. 254 of 2026, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Sanjay/AlokU T