Lila Devi @ Liloo Devi @ Lilawati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72277 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2025 Thana- MALAHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Lila Devi @ Liloo Devi @ Lilawati Devi W/O Shambhu Mahato R/o Vill.- Sirani Dhangad Toli, P.S. - Malahi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Binay Kant Mani Tripathi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 16-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner in this application prays for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending her arrest in connection with Malahi P.S.Case no. 185 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, on a raid being conducted, 40 litres of liquor was recovered from besides the house of the petitioner. The petitioner managed to escape.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case because of her antecedent. Neither the petitioner was arrested at the spot nor any incriminating article recovered from her possession. The alleged place of recovery is an open place accessible to all.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72277 of 2025(2) dt.16-10-2025 2/2 The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the F.I.R., no incriminating article having been recovered either from the petitioner's possession or from her house and the alleged place of recovery being an open place by the side of the house of the petitioner, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Malahi P.S. Case no. 185 of 2025 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 Special Judge, Excise-I, East Champaran, Motihari.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash U T