Poonam Devi @ Punam Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87879 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2024 Thana- KHANPURA District- Samastipur ====================================================== Poonam Devi @ Punam Devi W/o- Shankar Mahto @ Shankar Prasad Mahto R/o- Nathudwar ward no. 8, P.S. Khanpur District-Samastipur Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Khanpur PS Case No. 218 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 57.37 litres of liquor was recovered from petitioner's house. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that recovery is made from the joint house of the petitioner where the other family members also reside. The petitioner is in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87879 of 2024(2) dt.29-01-2025 2/2 custody since 01.10.2024 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Khanpur PS Case No. 218 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T