Pratima Devi @ Pramila Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83703 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2023 Thana- KHAIRA District- Saran ====================================================== Pratima Devi @ Pramila Devi Wife Of Manoj Manjhi R/O Village - Chaksaray, P.S.- Khaira, Dist.-SARAN At Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Udai Shankar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 09-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 247 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

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 20 litres of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from near the house of the petitioner. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) in the account of Mahavir Cancer

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83703 of 2023(2) dt.09-01-2024 2/2 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 her arrest, 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 Khaira P.S. Case No. 247 of 2023, 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 his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself 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. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Ranjeet/- U T