Rekha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85910 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-908 Year-2021 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Rekha Devi S/o Late Sanjay Manjhi @ Late Kariyawa Manjhi Resident of Village - Chhitnawan Mushari, Police station- Maner, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Maner Police Station Case No. 908 of 2021, disclosing offences under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case in brief is that on 08.11.2021, the police conducted raid on the houses of various persons after getting information and on search, altogether 35 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the house of petitioner.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a lady and has not committed any offence in the manner alleged. Learned counsel next submits that recovery is made from the petitioner's abandoned hut and petitioner has no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85910 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 2/2 information about the aforsaid liquor and the incorporation of her name in this case by the Police. Liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent.
5. Regards being had to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that recovery is made from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.
6. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the concerned Court and seeks regular bail, the same may be considered by the concerned Court on the same day on its own merit without being prejudiced that anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court.
7. This application is, accordingly, rejected. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) Siwani/- U T