Rita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69490 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-654 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Rita Devi W/o Punyadeo Mahto, R/o Village- Laltola Pataura, P.S.- Muffasil, District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Sachina, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehend arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is recovery of 12 litre illicit country made liquor from the possession of co-accused Mantu Kumar who was apprehended on the spot and disclosed that he had purchased the said illicit liquor from the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of disclosure statement made by the coaccused. He further submits that except the disclosure statement made by the co-accused, there is no material against the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69490 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 petitioner. Learned counsel submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is a lady who has got clean 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 concerned Court 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 Court concerned in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No.654 of 2024, 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