Lakshmina Devi @ Laxamina Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55470 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2025 Thana- RAMGARHWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Lakshmina Devi @ Laxamina Devi W/o- Late Badri Mahto, Resident of Village- Ramgarwa Bazar (Dhaga Tola) P.S.- Ramgarwa District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 30-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Ramgarwa P.S. Case No.187 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a), 41(1) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 40 liter country made liquor from the house of petitioner and it is alleged that the petitioner fled away from the spot after seeing the police team.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. He further submits that petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovered liquor as the same has been seized from the joint house of petitioner and she had

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55470 of 2025(2) dt.30-08-2025 2/2 no knowledge about the same. Learned counsel submits that the name of petitioner has been transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by the local Chaukidar who has inimical term with the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and 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 Exclusive Special Excise Court No.3, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Ramgarwa P.S. Case No.187 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T