Gayatri Devi @ Gangotri Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83486 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-2023 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Gayatri Devi @ Gangotri Devi W/O Shiv Paswan @ Shivgi Ram R/O Village- Amartha, P.S- Karakat, Distt.- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwari, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 09-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 40 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from canal behind the house of the petitioner. Petitioner was not apprehended on the spot. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83486 of 2023(2) dt.09-01-2024 2/3 in nature. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case because he tried to flee away from the place of occurrence. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

4. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, bearing Account No.3332964762, IFSC Code: CBIN0282779, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch.

6. 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 Karakat P.S. Case No. 204 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.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83486 of 2023(2) dt.09-01-2024 3/3 (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in Mahavir Cancer Sansthan.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) annpurna/- U T