Bhojpuriya Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70543 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2022 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Bhojpuriya Devi W/o Late Mukul Manjhi R/o Village- Chhitnawan Musahari, PS- Maner, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pronoti Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 145 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 30(c), 32(III), 34, 36, 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Altogether 60 litres of illicit country made liquor has been recovered from front of the petitioner's house.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner or from her house. She has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. She was not apprehended on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70543 of 2024(2) dt.20-12-2024 2/2 the spot. She has been made accused in the present case merely on suspicion. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner is a lady and she has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that many articles used in manufacturing of illicit liquor have also been recovered from the house of the petitioner. Hence, she does not deserve the privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, as petitioner is a member of the syndicate involved in manufacturing of illicit liquor, I am not inclined to enlarge her on anticipatory bail.

7. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T