Gauri Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43690 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-284 Year-2020 Thana- LAKHNAUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Gauri Devi, W/O Rajendra Bhandari, Resident of Village- Boday, Police Station- Lakhnaur, District- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Lakhnaur P.S. Case No. 284 of 2020 for the offence registered under Sections 272, 273 and 34 of the IPC and Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 520.50 litres of foreign liquor recovered from the house of the co-accused Sagar Kumar Bhandari as well as an Alto 800 Maruti Car bearing Engine No. F8DN5411809 parked in front of the house of the petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner is the owner of the seized vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Petitioner is a 61 years old lady and living separately from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43690 of 2025(5) dt.13-10-2025 2/2 her son Sagar Kumar Bhandari who was arrested on the spot. She has no concern with the seized liquor. There is no incriminating article recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and except that the petitioner is the registered owner of the vehicle in question there is no material against the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation of this case.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Lakhnaur P.S. Case No. 284 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T