Gita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87831 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-395 Year-2025 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Gita Devi W/o- Umesh Choudhary R/v- Hansrajpur Kalan, Puchari PsBaniyapur Dist- Chapra Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Laldev, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-12-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Baniyapur P.S. Case No. 395 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, as amended uptodate.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 10 litres of country made liquor from near the west of Hansrajpur Chowk which is said to be of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case on the disclosure made by local chaukidar. She has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The place of recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone. The petitioner is a female having clean

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87831 of 2025(2) dt.22-12-2025 2/2 antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioner and the fact that the place of recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Baniyapur P.S. Case No. 395 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C / Section 482 (2) BNSS.

7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T