Panpati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67326 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-439 Year-2025 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== Panpati Devi W/o Hari Ram R/o Village - Baghi, P.S - Garkha, District - Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-10-2025 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 10 litre illicit country made liquor from the possession of co-accused Bhola Ram and it is alleged that the petitioner fled away from the spot on seeing the police team.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. He further submits that petitioner has no concern either with the alleged seized liquor or the place from where the recovery has been made or with the co-accused Bhola Ram. Learned counsel submits that no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67326 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 2/2 incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that petitioner is a lady, having 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 Garkha P.S. Case No.439 of 2025, 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