Meena Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.42285 of 2018 ====================================================== Meena Devi, wife of Kallu Paswan, resident of Mohalla - Amarpur Paijawa, Near Mahavir Mandir, P.S.-Mehandiganj, District-Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh No.1 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Satya Nand Shukla ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 13-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
36 litres of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the bags dumped by the petitioner and two other accused persons. One of the accused namely Amit Kumar was apprehended while the petitioner and one other accused managed to escape.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. She has no concern with the seized liquor. She has been falsely implicated in
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42285 of 2018 (2) dt.13-07-2018 2/2 the case by the apprehended accused Amit Kumar due to animosity. Barring the aforesaid disclosure of Amit Kumar, there is nothing in the record indicating the complicity of the petitioner in the occurrence. Petitioner happens to be lady. She has no criminal antecedent. She has been languishing in custody since 09.05.2018.
Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to 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 the learned Special Judge, Excise, Patna in connection with Mehdiganj P.S. Case No. 10 of 2018.
(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Mishra/- U T