Madhuri Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69075 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-651 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Madhuri Devi W/o Rajkumar Choudhary R/o Village- Ramchandrapur, P.S.- Deepnagar, District- Nalanda At Permanent of Village- Shivlibari Mundadhoura, P.S.- Chirkunda, District- Dhanbad (Jharkhand). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 36 litre illicit foreign liquor from the bus bearing Registration No. BR-27P-1345 which was coming from Jharkhand and petitioner being a passenger was apprehended

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 the alleged recovery of liquor has been made from a bus having several passengers in it and the petitioner being lady passenger

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69075 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits 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 is in custody since 05.09.2025 and she has got clean antecedent. He further submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and she undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned in connection with Nawada Excise P.S. Case No.651 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T