Vibha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55884 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2025 Thana- RAHIKA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Vibha Devi W/o Sanjay Sah R/o Village- Khaparpura, Ward No. 06, P.S.- Rahika, District- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 02-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Rahika P.S. Case No. 154 of 2025 (G.R. No. 841 of 2025), instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. On getting secret information that Sanjay Sah is keeping illicit liquor in his house and selling it secretly with the help of his wife, the police party reached at the house of Sanjay Sah. Seeing the police party two persons started fleeing away but on chase one person was apprehended who disclosed his name as Sanjay Sah. Petitioner is alleged to have succeeded to flee away after throwing the sack, kept in her hand, in the bushes. It is alleged that 9 litre illicit liquor has been recovered from the bushes.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55884 of 2025(2) dt.02-09-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. Husband of the petitioner has already been arrested. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Recovery of illicit liquor has been made from bushes, back side of the house of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. She undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and 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 submission 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 bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise, Madhubani in connection with Rahika P.S. Case No. 154 of 2025, arising out of G.R. No. 841 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) rakhi/- U T