Patna High CourtCR. MISC./87741/2024bail rejected

Asha Devi @ Netayin v. The State Of Bihar

2025-01-08Mr. Justice Jitendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87741 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-628 Year-2023 Thana- JAHANABAD District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Asha Devi @ Netayin W/o Jitendra Chaudhari R/o Village- Unta Madarpur, P.S. and District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Kumar, Advocate Ms. Sneha Ranjan, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-01-2025 Heard Ld. counsel for the petitioner and Ld. APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehend her arrest in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 628 of 2023 dated 08.07.2023, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per the allegation, the police has got secret information that the accused persons including the petitioner manufacture illegal liquor in their house. On raid, the police found 40 litre country made liquor as well the utensils for manufacturing the liquor in their house.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87741 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 2/2 case. He further submits that the petitioner is a politician and hence, she has been falsely implicated. He further submits that house belongs to her husband and not to her.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the petition that petitioner has never moved before this Hon'ble Court for grant of Anticipatory bail or Regular bail.

6. It is also stated in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

7. However, Ld. APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the allegation and the seizure, I find prima facie case against the petitioner. Hence, anticipatory bail petition is not maintainable.

9. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner for anticipatory bail stands rejected.

10. The petitioner has liberty to surrender before the Court below and Court below shall consider her bail application. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) ravishankar/- U T