Lalti Devi @ Lalita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31543 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -14 Year- 2018 Thana -SAHJAHANPUR District- PATNA ====================================================== Lalti Devi @ Lalita Devi, W/o Late Ganga Manjhi, R/v Choti Kewai, P.S.- Sahjahanpur, Distt.- Patna.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshnand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 06-06-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Sahjahanpur P.S. Case No. 14 of 2018 (Special Case No. 1960 of 2018) for the offences under Sections 30(a), 38(1), 37(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a house wife and she has no criminal antecedent. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in jail since 13.03.2018 in connection with seizure of 20 litres Mahua wine. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. In fact, a raid was conducted in the village and it is alleged that petitioner tried to flee away and, as such, she has been apprehended. Considering the fact that the petitioner is a house

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31543 of 2018 (2) dt.06-06-2018 2/2 wife and has no criminal antecedent, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Patna in connection with Sahjahanpur P.S. Case No. 14 of 2018 (Special Case No. 1960 of 2018).

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Uday/- U T