Savita Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57302 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-26 Year-2025 Thana- CHANAN District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Savita Kumari S/O Mukesh Kumar R/O Maheshpur, P.S- Mananpur, Dist.- Lakhisarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Meena Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 36 litres of country made liquor was recovered from a motorcycle driven by co-accused Jivan Kumar and 60 litres of country made liquor was recovered from another motorcycle of co-accused Dayanand Kumar. The motorcycle driven by co-accused Jivan Kumar is registered in the name of petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case being the owner of one of the motorcycles. The apprehended accused Jivan Kumar had taken the motorcycle from the petitioner on the ground of medical treatment. Petitioner had no knowledge about carrying of illicit liquor on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57302 of 2025(2) dt.09-09-2025 2/2 her motorcycle. Nothing incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. The petitioner is a lady having no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and the trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the 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 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge VII-cum-Ananya Special Excise Court-II, Lakhisarai in connection with Kiul P.S. Case No.26 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482

(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Harish/- U T