Munni Devi @ Muni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72397 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-421 Year-2023 Thana- JAGDISHPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Munni Devi @ Muni Devi W/O Ramji Yadav R/O Vill.- Bargahi, P.S.- Jagdishpur, Dist.- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Priya, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-10-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No.421 of 2023, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, total 90 ltrs. of Mahua liquor has been recovered from a Motorcycle bearing Registration No.BR03AL 7229.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case only on the basis of suspicion. She is neither involved in sale or consumption of the liquor. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

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

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, I find that the learned District Court under such circumstances is required to obtain report from the District Transport Officer concerned whether the motorcycle in question is registered in the name of the petitioner and not stolen one and if it is found that the motorcycle is not registered in the name of the petitioner and it is not stolen one or in alternative, the petitioner may produce the relevant papers to show that the motorcycle is not stolen one, then in that case, let the petitioner, above named, 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 the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Jagdispur P.S.Case No.421 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The 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 stated in Para-

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8. The present bail application stands disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T