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2025 DAILYLAW 28751 (PAT)

Faguni Devi v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./22707/2025 · 2025-04-30

Chandra Shekhar Jha

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22707 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2025 Thana- ANDHRATHARHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Faguni Devi W/O Bouku Saday R/O Village- Tilai, P.S- Andhratharhi, Dist.- Madhubani, State- Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Pintu Kumar Patel, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 30-04-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The accused/petitioner apprehending her arrest in connection with Andhrathari P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274, 275 of BNS and Secton 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 29 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from back side of the house. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel that alleged recovery of illicit liquor appears to be made from the back side of the house of the petitioner, which is an open place, accessible by Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22707 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2 general public, Petitioner said to be a lady of clean antecedent. 5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is a lady of clean antecedent, accordingly, above named petitioner, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the order, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise Court,Jhanjharpur/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Andhrathari P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. veena/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) U T