IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48239 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-378 Year-2023 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Acharmani Devi W/o Dukha Rishi @ Dukha Rishi Singh R/o Village -Tharha, Post - Harda, P.S. - K. Hat (Maranga), Distt. - Purnea, Bihar, 854303. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Satish Kumar Mehta, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 27-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with K. Hat Maranga P.S. Case No. 378 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 of IPC and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. 3. The allegation against the petitioner in the FIR is that, during a search of the kitchen situated in the Angan (courtyard) of the petitioner's house, 5 litres of country-made liquor were recovered and seized. It has further been alleged that about 200 litres of half made country-made liquor, stored in gallons, had been dumped in the Angan and the same get destroyed during the seizure. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48239 of 2026(2) dt.27-07-2026 2/3 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a lady and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that only 5 litres of country-made liquor were allegedly recovered from courtyard. It is further submitted that the alleged recovery was made from an open area of the petitioner's house. 5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. Having considered the submissions of the parties, keeping in view that the petitioner is a lady and only 5 litres of country-made liquor were recovered, this Court is inclined to allow the prayer for anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the petitioner named above be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each of the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise, Purnea/concerned court, in connection with K. Hat Maranga P.S. Case No. 378 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further conditions that:- (i) One of the bailors shall be Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48239 of 2026(2) dt.27-07-2026 3/3 family member of the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner shall not involve in similar nature of offence till the conclusion of trial, failing which, the State shall be at liberty to move before the learned Trial Court itself for the cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. veena/- (Ranjan Kumar Jha, J) U T