IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27499 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2024 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Rinku Devi Wife of Jaleshwar Nat R/O Vill.- Bagdiha, P.S.- Panapur, District- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dewendra Narayan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 01-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 02. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 21 of 2024 registered for the alleged offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 03. As per prosecution case, police received secret information that petitioner has stored illicit liquor and is selling it. A raid was conducted and a large crowd was found assembled at the identified place who started running away on seeing the police party. One person who had been running away left behind a polythene bag and bottles. Recovery of two polythenes of 5 litre each containing country made spirit liquor and two plastic bottles containing 2 litre and 1 litre country made liquor was made, as such recovery of total 13 litres of country made liquor Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27499 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 2/3 was made. The local chowkidar and other persons who assembled there named this petitioner for being involved in the illicit trade of liquor. 04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. She has no involvement in the whole occurrence. The recovery has been made from a field situated west of the house of the petitioner and it is an open place accessible to all and the said place does not belong to the petitioner. Therefore for any recovery from such place, the petitioner cannot be made liable. Even the identification of the petitioner is not without blemish as she has been named in this case on the statement of local chowkidar and by some person without naming them. Petitioner has antecedent of one case. 05. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned A.P.P. submits that the petitioner is having antecedent of similar kind. 06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that petitioner is a lady and nothing incriminating has been recovered from her person or possession and further considering Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27499 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 3/3 doubtful nature of allegation against her and also considering absence of material for application of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise act against the petitioner, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge- 2, Saran at Chapra in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 21 of 2024, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court. Anuradha/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T