Pramila Devi @ Parmila Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.14312 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -232 Year- 2017 Thana -LAUKHI District- MADHUBANI ======================================================

1. Pramila Devi @ Parmila Devi W/o Amit Mandal, R/o Village- Tharhi, P.S.- Laukahi, District- Madhubani.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Sufiyan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 14-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 21.12.2017 in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case No. 232 of 2017 for offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a) and 38 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, as lodged by the police personnel, is that on secret information that huge quantity of Nepali sophy wine has been stored in the house of one Pintu Mandal, the police conducted a raid in the house of said coaccused Pintu Mandal and recovered 667.80 litres of Nepali sophy wine. However, the entire family members including Pintu Mandal and Amit Mandal, who fled away, have been made

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14312 of 2018 (2) dt.14-03-2018 2/2 accused in the aforesaid case. Accordingly, a seizure-list was prepared.

It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that she is innocent, bears no criminal history and nothing has been recovered from her conscious possession and just because she is the mother of co-accused Pintu Mandal all the family members including the petitioner have been made accused in the aforesaid case. He submits that one of the co-accused has since been granted privilege of bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 798 of 2018 vide order dated 18.01.2018. However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances and the materials on record, let petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II cum Special Judge, Excise Act, Madhubani, in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case No. 232/2017. (Nilu Agrawal, J) Rajesh/- U T