Lalita Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected; Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; Araria Excise P.S. Case No. 17 of 2024; recovery of 2,340 litres illicit Nepali liquor from pick-up van BR 43 GA 8014; vehicle owned by petitioner; plea of false implication, no conscious possession and no criminal antecedent considered; huge quantity recovered from possession of petitioner; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.24251 of 2024 decided on 22-05-2024 by Ramesh Chand Malviya, J.; learned APP opposed bail.
What did the court decide?
On perusal of the FIR, seizure list and impugned order dated 27.02.2024, the Court found that 2,340 litres of illicit Nepali liquor were recovered from inside the pick-up van bearing registration No. BR 43 GA 8014, that the van belongs to the present petitioner, and that she is the owner of the said vehicle. ¶16