Rani Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86149 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-482 Year-2024 Thana- RANIGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Rani Devi Wife of Tuntun Yadav, Resident of Village- Kharhiya Basti, Ward No. 10, P.S -Araria District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mrigendra Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 482 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act.
3. As per the prosecution story, on 27.10.2024, the informant intercepted a Hyundai Car on secret information near Hansa Chowk. Two persons, Md. Intaz and Md. Abdul, were apprehended. On search, 28.2 litres of Cough Syrup and three mobile phones were recovered. The accused had no valid documents and admitted illegal possession and the said Cough Syrup was being used for intoxicating purposes and they were engaged in the purchase and sale of codiene-based Corex. They were arrested and the articles were seized.
4. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that the petitioner is a lady, though the alleged Cough Syrup bottles were found in the petitioner's vehicle (Hyundai Car)
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86149 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 2/2 but the same was not in the knowledge of the petitioner as her vehicle had been taken by Md. Intaz who thereafter misused it, the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 23.09.2025. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and she has been made accused in the alleged recovery of Cough Syrup bottles mainly on account of being the registered owner of the vehicle.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Heard both the sides, perused the FIR and the trial court's order. Though the petitioner is not alleged to have been found in the vehicle (Hyundai Car), but admittedly the said vehicle stood registered in the name of the petitioner at the time of recovery and the petitioner's past is not clean as she has remained accused in five cases, out of which three relate to the offences punishable under Excise Act and two relate to the offences punishable under NDPS Act and further, the alleged quantity of Cough Syrup bottles containing codeine is large, this Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, her prayer stands rejected.
(Shailendra Singh, J) maynaz/- U T