Rekha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82376 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-219 Year-2025 Thana- BASOPATTI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Rekha Devi, aged about 35 Years (Female), wife of Ashok Kumar Ray @ Ashok Ray, resident of village- Parjuar Dih Tol, Ward No.05, P.S - Arer, P.O - Parjuar, District - Madhubani, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Gulnar Begum, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mrs. Gulnar Begum, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Basopatti P.S. Case No. 219 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 274, 275, 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.
3. Allegation is of recovery of 37.62 litres of illicit liquor from a motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR32AS7281 belonging to the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82376 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/3 present case on the basis of registration certificate of the vehicle. A friend of the husband of the petitioner had taken away the motorcycle to go to market for some work and the petitioner had no knowledge that her vehicle is being misused for carrying illicit liquor. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor nor she is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR and the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Basopatti P.S. Case No. 219 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. The learned District Court 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82376 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 3/3 pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.
8. The present bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T