Khushbu Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79698 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-454 Year-2024 Thana- SHASTRINAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Khushbu Devi W/O Chandan Mandal Resident of Jhopdi Railway Crossing Pump House, Punaichak, L.B.S. Nagar, P.S- Shastri Nagar, Distt.- Patna, Bihar-800023.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Giri, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 03-12-2024 Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar Giri, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 1.2 liters and 800 mls of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from a motorcycle. Petitioner has been made accused in this case as she is the owner of the said motorcycle. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79698 of 2024(2) dt.03-12-2024 2/3 place of recovery or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.
4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, bearing Account No.3332964762, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, IFSC Code :CBIN0282779 (fifth character is zero), MICR Code :800016018.
5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Shastri Nagar P.S. Case No. 454 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that (i) One of the bailors will be her own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or her husband.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79698 of 2024(2) dt.03-12-2024 3/3 (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge herself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.
6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan.
7. The court below is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no.3, this order will loose its force automatically.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T