Ranjana @ Ranjana Devi v. The State Of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s For the Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR Mr. Kumar Manglam Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap : : 2 17-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and ORAL ORDER learned APP for the State. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending her arrest in connection with Barauni (Chakiya) P.S. Case no. 34 of 2022 instituted for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Ex- cise Act. Prosecution case relates to recovery of 1.8 liters for- eign liquor and 10 liters country made liquor from tempo bear- ing Registration No. BR01PH-1709. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. She has got no criminal antecedent.

Petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery of illicit liquor or with the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55486 of 2022(2) dt.17-11-2022 place of occurrence. It is further submitted that the petitioner is owner of the said tempo bearing Registration No. BR01PH- 1709 due to which the name of the petitioner came into light. Neither the petitioner was arrested on spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from her conscious possession. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail and submitted that the petitioner is owner of the said vehicle. The petitioner is directed to deposit a sum of Rs 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) in the District Legal Services Author- ity of concerned District. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of her arrest or surrender in connection with Barauni (Chakiya) P.S. Case no.

34 of 2022, she will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Excise Court No.1, Begusarai subject to the conditions as laid down un- der section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55486 of 2022(2) dt.17-11-2022 The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned court below on showing the receipt of deposit of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) by the petitioner in the account of the concerned DLSA. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) amandeep/- U T