IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18474 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-398 Year-2025 Thana- HULASGANJ District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Anita Devi W/o- Chandan Manjhi Resident of village- Ghambhirganj Tola Dudhaila, P.S- Hulasganj, District- Jehanbad ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shravan Kumar, Sr. Advocate : Ms. Monika Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 25-03-2026 Heard the learned senior counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Hulasganj P.S. Case No. 398 of 2025 for allegedly having committed offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, the police received secret information that the petitioner and one another person are indulged in making and selling country made liquor and on the said information, when the police party reached village Gambhirganj Tola Dudhaila, one lady fled away. On query from the villagers, the name of the petitioner transpired. During search of the house of the petitioner, about 5 litres of country Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18474 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 made mahua liquor, kept in a plastic gallon was recovered from the kitchen area. 4. The learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is a house wife and she has got no concern with the seized liquor. The petitioner is having no criminal antecedent. 5. The learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Excise Judge-I, Jehanabad in connection with Hulasganj P.S. Case No. 398 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., with further condition: (1) The learned Court concerned shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedents, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18474 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. AjayMishra/- (Ritesh Kumar, J) U T