CR. MISC./23728/2026 of Jagrita Devi Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23728 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-29 Year-2026 Thana- SIKRAUL District- Buxar ====================================================== Jagrita Devi Wife of Pappru Bin @ Pappu Bind Resident of Village- Tetarahar Bind Toli, P.S.- Sikraul, District- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Rai Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s: Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 08-04-2026 Heard Mr. Manish Rai Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 03.03.2026 in connection with Sikraul P.S. Case No. 29 of 2026, F.I.R. dated 03.03.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. 3. Recovery is of 2.5 liters of country made liquor. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and she has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears from the F.I.R. as well as seizure list that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from bank of a canal in front of the house of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23728 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/3 petitioner and there is non-compliance of Section 103 and 105 of BNSS and the petitioner is in custody since 03.03.2026. 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioner carries four criminal antecedents other than the present one of similar nature but fairly submits on the basis of paragraph-3 of the bail application that the petitioner is on bail in the said matters. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, 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 Exclusive Excise Special Court No.2, Buxar in connection with Sikraul P.S. Case No. 29 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23728 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 3/3 iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation 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. Suruchi/- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T