Sangita Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.1737 of 2025, order dated 08-04-2025, Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh. Anticipatory bail application of Sangita Kumari, arising out of PS Case No. 655 of 2024, Amarpur P.S., District Banka, under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, rejected. Recovery of 30 litres country-made liquor from motorcycle registered in petitioner's name; claims of clean antecedents, false implication and absence of conscious possession did not persuade the court; APP opposed bail. Keywords: anticipatory bail, Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, excise offence, country liquor recovery, registered owner of vehicle.
What did the court decide?
Considering the quantity of recovery and the fact that the petitioner is the registered owner of the motorcycle from which the recovery was effected, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected.