Soni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18169 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -17 Year- 2017 Thana -KAHALGAON District- BHAGALPUR ======================================================

1. Soni Devi, Wife of Manoj Mahto, resident of Village- Pipariya, P.S.- Pipariya, District Lakhisarai.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ramchandra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-05-2017 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offences under Sections 20 and 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act. From a Scorpio vehicle 67kg ganja was recovered, which was kept separately, hidden in different parts of the vehicle. Petitioner was also traveling on the same vehicle. The driver confessed that he is indulged in the business of the recovered narcotics. Some other persons are also involved including the owner of the vehicle.

Submission of the petitioner is that the petitioner is female and she has got no criminal antecedent. She was simply a passenger. There is no other material in the case diary against the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18169 of 2017 (3) dt.16-05-2017 2/2 petitioner.

Considering the facts that the recovery was not made from conscious possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and she is female, the petitioner, above named, 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 the learned District & Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in connection with Kahalgaon P.S. Case No. 17/2017. (Birendra Kumar, J.) Rakhi U T