Patna High Court
Veena Devi @ Bina KumariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
Provisional anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, subject to verification of her antecedents and compliance with bail conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Veena Devi, sought anticipatory bail after the police registered a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act for allegedly recovering five litres of liquor from a motorcycle she owned. She argued that she had no prior criminal record, was a woman, and was unaware that her friend misused her vehicle; the liquor was not found in her immediate possession. The State opposed the bail, contending the seriousness of the offence. Justice Satyavrat Verma granted provisional anticipatory bail, requiring a bail bond of Rs.500 with two sureties, and directed the trial court to verify her antecedents. If any prior case is found, the bail would be presumed concealed and not confirmed; otherwise, it would be confirmed. The order is subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
- Whether ownership of the vehicle used in the alleged offence suffices to implicate the petitioner.
- Whether the petitioner’s clean antecedent and gender warrant bail.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act — s. 30(a)
- B.N.S.S. — s. 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- prohibition law
- vehicle ownership
- clean antecedent
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85637 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-357 Year-2025 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran
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Veena Devi @ Bina Kumari Son of Manoj Ram R/o Village - Bhusaw , P.S -
Baniyapur, District - Saran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hemant Kumar
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 09-01-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case
registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of
Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a woman and
allegation is of recovery of 5 litres of liquor from a motorcycle.
It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot
as such nothing was recovered from her conscious possession
and she came to be implicated based on the fact that she is
owner of the seized vehicle. It is next submitted that no prudent
person would use her own vehicle for committing an occurrence
and thus would create evidence against herself and hence would
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get implicated. It is also submitted that the petitioner was
completely unaware that her friend would misuse the vehicle in
the manner as alleged.
4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
5. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the
event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below
within a period of six weeks from today, be released on
provisional anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of
Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred) with two sureties of the like
amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where
the case is pending/successor court in connection with
Baniyapur P.S. Case No.357/2025, subject to the conditions as
laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
6. It is made clear that the learned trial court thereafter
shall verify the criminal antecedents of the petitioner and in the
event if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of even one
case, in that event, it would be presumed that petitioner had
concealed her antecedent before this court, as such, the
provisional anticipatory bail order shall not be confirmed but if
on verification it is found that petitioner is a person with clean
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antecedent, in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order
shall be confirmed forthwith.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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