Jyoti Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53469 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2024 Thana- Gidhaur District- Jamui ====================================================== Jyoti Kumari, D/o Ambika Paswan, R/o village - Dumar Pokhar, P.S.- Jhajha, District- Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madan Mohan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Gidhaur P.S. Case No. 144 of 2024 for the offence registered under Sections 30 (a) and 32 of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 10 litres of country made liquor from the bag of co-accused Vikram Kumar who was sitting on motorcycle and 10 litres of country made liquor from the dickey of the motorcycle which was driven by the co-accused Akash Kumar. They were arrested at the place of occurrence. Petitioner is the registered owner of the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53469 of 2025(3) dt.17-10-2025 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case being the registered owner of the vehicle in question. He further submits that the petitioner had already sold his motorcycle to one Santosh Murmu on 07.12.2020 and in this regard filed copy of purchaser affidavit on record. However, inadvertently, the ownership had not been transferred at the concerned Authority. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner had no knowledge with respect to the misuse of the said motorcycle. Petitioner is a lady, having no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and trial 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, Jamui where the case is pending in connection with Gidhaur P.S. Case No. 144 of 2024, subject to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53469 of 2025(3) dt.17-10-2025 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T