IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45672 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2026 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Chanda Kumari W/O Rajendra Paswan R/O Village- Mirza Nagar, P.S.- Mahua, Distt.- Vaishali, State- Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Hemant Ray For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 10-07-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The accused/petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No.334/2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engage in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 3.250 litres of IMFL/country made liquor. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from the motorcycle bearing reg. no. BR 31 AB 9068. It is submitted that recovery was not made from conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a lady of clean antecedent. 5. Learned APP, opposes the prayer for bail. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45672 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 2/2 6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from the physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. II, Vaishali at Hajipur/concerned trial court where the case is pending in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No.334/2026 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./ Section 482(2) of the BNSS. S.Tripathi/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) U T