Ramkali Devi @ Raj Kumari Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58537 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-248 Year-2024 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Ramkali Devi @ Raj Kumari Devi W/o Late Raju Manjhi Resident of Mohalla -Musahri, PS- Bahadurpur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Binay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case instituted under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. There is recovery of 80 litres country made liquor from the house of petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been implicated in this case due to mohalla politics. Nothing has been recovered from physical possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is a lady and she is only earning member of her family. Petitioner has 20 criminal antecedents of similar nature but out of 20 cases, in 17 cases she is on bail. Petitioner is in jail since 22.04.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58537 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/2 and submits that the petitioner is a habitual offender having 20 criminal antecedents of similar nature. It is further submitted that the police on secret information, reached to the house of petitioner and on seeing the police petitioner managed to flee away. On search, 80 litres country made illicit liquor has been recovered from the house of petitioner, which shows that the petitioner is involved in illegal trade of illicit liquor. Therefore, the petitoner does not deserve bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, criminal antecedents of the petitioner and recovery of illicit liquor from the house of petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, her prayer for bail is rejected. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Harish/- U T