Rekha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51069 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2024 Thana- DEODHA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Rekha Devi W/o- Dilip Yadav @ Dilip Kumar Yadav Resident of VillageSilkor, P.S.- Jaynagar, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Jha, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 20 and 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 6.270 kg of ganja was recovered from the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a lady and has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on the basis of being the owner of the said seized motorcycle. It is further submitted that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent.

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5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner has clean antecedent, let the above named petitioner, in the event of her arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Madhubani, in connection with Deodha P.S. Case No. 96 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), with further condition/s:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bonds of the petitioner will be liable to be canceled by the Court concerned.

(iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of her bail bonds.

(v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51069 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 3/3 concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of the same or in the name of verification.

7. This application stands allowed.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Jyoti/- U T