Meenu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46188 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2026 Thana- LAHERIYASARAI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1.

Meenu Devi Wife of Dhaneshwar Mahto Resident of Mohalla- Maulaganj, Ward No. 28, P.S.- Laheriasarai, District- Darbhanga. 2.

Dhaneshwar Mahto Son of Late Ganesh Mahto Resident of MohallaMaulaganj, Ward No. 28, P.S.- Laheriasarai, District- Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Padmanabh Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akbar Ali, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in Laheriasarai P. S. Case No. 150 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 35.4 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the house of petitioner no. 2. Petitioner no. 1 is wife of petitioner no. 2.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners and they are no way connected with the aforesaid

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46188 of 2026(2) dt.16-07-2026 2/2 recovery. Petitioner no. 1 has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature in which she is on bail and petitioner no. 2 has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature in which he is on bail.

5. Considering huge quantity of recovery and criminal antecedents, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner no. 2 is refused.

6. However, considering the nature of accusation, the anticipatory bail with regard to petitioner no. 1 is allowed and it is ordered that the above named petitioner no. 1 in the event of her 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 Exclusive Special Judge-II (Excise Act), Darbhanga in connection with Laheriasarai P. S. Case No. 150 of 2026, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T