Shanti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71814 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-109 Year-2025 Thana- SAHAJITPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Shanti Devi W/O Satya Narayan Manjhi @ Satynarayan Manjhi VillageChhapiya, P.S.- Sahajitpur, Distt.- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sachida Nand Rai, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Sahajitpur P.S. Case No. 109 of 2025 dated 28.08.2025, instituted for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. The allegation is of recovery of 10 litres country made liquor from the maize field situated in front of the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and she has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that nothing has been recovered either from the conscious possession or from the house of the petitioner. The said illicit liquor has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71814 of 2025(2) dt.15-10-2025 2/2 maize field, which is an open place and accessible to all. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been made accused in this case only on the basis of disclosure made by the local chowkidar. Lastly, it has been submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Sahajitpur P.S. Case No. 109 of 2025, she shall be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Khatim Reza, J) Sankalp/- U T