Reeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89675 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-95 Year-2025 Thana- KUNAULI District- Supaul ====================================================== Reeta Devi, W/O Vijay Mandal, R/O Vill.- Kunauli, ward no. 2, P.S.- Kunauli, District- Supaul.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 21(c), 22(c) and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. Informant, namely, Raju Kumar (SHO-Kunauli Thana), seized 12 litres of codeine cough syrup from co-accused namely, Rohit Kumar Kamat who disclosed that the alleged cough syrup was to be delivered to the petitioner's house.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on confessional statement of co-accused Rohit Kumar Kamat. Petitioner has got

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89675 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 2/2 two criminal antecedents, which are not of similar nature and in these two cases she is already on bail.

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

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Supaul, in connection with Kunauli P.S. Case No. 95 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) khushbu/- U T