Veena Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11337 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2020 Thana- BHAWANIPUR District- Purnia ====================================================== Veena Devi, female, aged about 38 years, W/o Rajiv Sah, Resident of Chhatra Tola, P.S.- Bhawanipur, Distt.- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Md. Fazle Karim, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-12-2021 Heard the counsel for the parties.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of her arrest in connection with Bhawanipur P.S. Case No. 207 of 2020 instituted for the offences under Sections 272, 273 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

418.68 litres of liquor is said to have been recovered from two Maruti cars and one truck, bearing

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11337 of 2021(2) dt.21-12-2021 2/3 registration No. BR11S 7723. One Ravi Kumar was arrested at the time of raid who disclosed that one Rajiv Sah owns the truck, who indulges in the aforesaid illegal trade of liquor.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that she is sought to be prosecuted in this case because she has lent her name and she is the registered owner of the truck in question. Her husband, namely, Rajiv Sah, who has been named by aforesaid Ravi Kumar, is in custody. Considering this aspect of the matter and taking into account that the petitioner has only been a name-lender at the instance of her husband in getting the vehicle registered in her name, she, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail on her furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Purnea in connection with Bhawanipur P.S. Case No. 207 of 2020, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11337 of 2021(2) dt.21-12-2021 3/3 the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) Praveen-II/- U T