Naagi Devi @ Nago Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69191 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2025 Thana- Hattha District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Naagi Devi @ Nago Devi, aged about 45 years, Gender, Female, W/O Vinod Paswan, R/O Village- Hattha Sondaha Tola, Ward No. 6, P.S.- Hattha, Distt.- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Hattha P.S. Case No. 77/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 8 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the thatched house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case on the basis of suspicion. It

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69191 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/3 is further submitted that petitioner resides in a joint family and some other members of the family may have hid the liquor. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that petitioner, who is a lady, has clean antecedent, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Hattha P.S. Case No. 77/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69191 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 3/3 stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T