MEENA DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.
NABAIL/1133/2025 · 2025-08-29
Subhash Vidyarthi
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1133 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J.
1. Heard Sri D.K. Singh Somvanshi, learned counsel for the applicant, as also Sri Ashok Kumar Srivastava, the learned A.G.A. for the State, and perused the record.
2. The instant application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 393 of 2025, under Sections 8/20/21/29, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,, Police Station Thakurganj, District Lucknow.
3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an FIR lodged on 14/7/2025 against four persons, not including the applicant, stating that, on the basis of information received from a "Mukbir," police raided a house where the four named accused persons were found involved in selling various narcotic substances like morphine, charas, ganja, and electric balance, etc. Persons who were arrested on the spot stated that they were selling the narcotic substances under the instructions of the applicant. The applicant is also involved in two earlier cases relating to the Excise Act and NDPS Act.
4. Learned Additional Government Advocate has opposed the anticipatory bail application and has submitted that, keeping in view the criminal history of the applicant, showing her involvement in cases under the Excise Act and NDPS Act, coupled with the statement of the arrested persons that they Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anuj Verma, D.K. Singh Somvanshi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Meena Devi .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
were engaged in the business of NDPS under the instructions of the applicant, the applicant should not be granted pre-arrest bail.
5. I find force in the aforesaid objection raised by the Learned Additional Government Advocate. accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is rejected. August 29, 2025 A.Nigam NABAIL No. 1133 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ NIGAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench