Sangeeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54589 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-74 Year-2025 Thana- PAHARPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sangeeta Devi, Wife of Nanak Mahto, Resident of village - Sareya Brit Dhangar Toli, P.S.- Paharpur, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Pronoti Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Paharpur P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Amendment Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 5 litres of country made liquor was recovered from a Beri situated at outside the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner was neither present on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The illicit liquor which was seized
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54589 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/2 from the place, is an open place accessible to anyone. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner is a lady having no criminal antecedent. She undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Paharpur P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T