Radhika Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49149 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2019 Thana- DANDKHORA District- Katihar ====================================================== RADHIKA DEVI, Age-45 years, Female, W/O -Dinesh Kurel, R/O- Mochi Tola, P.S.- Dandkhora, Distt- Katihar.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Dandkhora P.S. Case No. 51 of 2019, registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The Police has recovered about 30 liters of country made liquor from the house of the petitioner and when the Police came, the petitioner fled away from her house but, the Choukidar of the village identified the present petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Considering the fact that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and she is a lady, let the above-named

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49149 of 2019(2) dt.06-08-2019 2/2 petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.D.J.-II-cumSpecial Judge, Katihar, in connection with Dandkhora P.S. Case No. 51 of 2019, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, at the time of accepting bail bonds, the court below would verify and assure itself regarding the criminal antecedent of the petitioner. If she is having clean antecedent, then her bail bond would be accepted. If she is found to be involved in any other case before filing of this application i.e. 05.08.2019 then her bail bond would not be accepted.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- U T