Ranju Kumari @ Ranju Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86274 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-235 Year-2025 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ranju Kumari @ Ranju Devi W/o Rajgir Chaudhari R/o Village - Makhdumpur, P.S - Alipur, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 235 of 2025 for the offence under sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, lodged on 25.05.2025 by the informant, Muktidev Nirala.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that a motorcycle was intercepted and Rajgir Chaudhari was arrested alongwith 6 liter country made liquor. This led to the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that her husband already stands arrested, only because she owns the motorcycle, implicated.
5. Further, learned counsel for the petitioner relied on the judgment of the Full Bench of Hon'ble Patna High Court in
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86274 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 2/3 the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar reported in 2019 (2) PLJR 1089 wherein it has been held that an application for anticipatory bail in a case arising out of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act can be maintained, despite the bar under Section 76(2) of the Act, if on the basis of allegation made in the FIR, no offence under the said provision is made out.
6. Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that she owns the motorcycle.
7. Taking into account the submissions of the parties and the judgment in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav (supra), as also that the husband already stands arrested with the liquor, she do not have criminal antecedent, is a lady, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend her the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.
8. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judgecum-Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No.1, Aurangabad in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 235 of 2025 subject
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86274 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 3/3 to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T