Kiran Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.74775 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-310 Year-2018 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ======================================================

1. Kiran Devi, Wife of Valakeshwar Manjhi @ Natu Manjhi

2. Lalu Manjhi, Son of Valakeshwar Manjhi @ Natu Manjhi, Both resident of Village- Inguna Manjhauli, P.S. Muffasil, District- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rashmi Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Satyendra Narayan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 18-12-2018 The petitioners seek bail in connection with Muffasil P.S.Case No. 310 of 2018 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 .

Allegation is of recovery of 1627 litres of English wine and they have been made accused.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that liquors were kept by some Dabang persons of the society and seeing the police they fled away though petitioners were arrested. He submits that petitioner no. 1 is a lady and moreover both petitioners are in custody for more than three and half months having no criminal antecedent.

Heard learned APP also.

Having heard both sides and in the facts and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.74775 of 2018(2) dt.18-12-2018 2/2 circumstances, as stated above, as there is recovery of huge quantity of liquor, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. However, trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and if it is not concluded within the stipulated period, they may renew their prayer of bail. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sujit/- U