Lalita MarandiversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32055 of 2026
                         Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2026 Thana- Mufassil District- Purnia
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                 Lalita Marandi W/O Late Nandlal Hansda R/O Vill.- Haldibari, Birpur, Ward
                 No. 11, P.S.- Mufassil, Dist.- Purnea.

                                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :         Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :         Mr. Ramesh Chandra, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   12-05-2026                  Heard the parties.

                                2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with

                   Muffasil P.S. Case No. 44/ 2026 registered for the offence(s)

                   punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition &

                   Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

                                3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated due to

                   village rivalry. It is submitted that the petitioner is a widow lady

                   and was implicated on false information given by anti-social

                   persons of the village. Learned counsel further submits that no

                   independent person was made witness of the seizure list and the

                   alleged seizure was made only in presence of police personnel.

                   It is also submitted that the petitioner has one antecedent of

                   similar nature in which she has already been granted bail and is
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                      in custody since 20.02.2026.

                                   4. The learned APP appearing for the State has

                      opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner.

                                   5. In the facts and circumstances of this case and

                      considering the aforesaid submissions advanced by the

                      petitioner’s counsel as well as averments made in this petition,

                      this court is inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

                      Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released on bail

                      in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 44/ 2026 on

                      furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand)

                      with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

                      the Court concerned.



                                                (Shailendra Singh, J)
BKS/-

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