Rani Kunwar @ Rani Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.3461 of 2025; decided 09-06-2025; Partha Sarthy, J; Rani Kunwar @ Rani Devi; regular bail application rejected; Mashrakh P.S. Case no.578 of 2024; District Saran; spurious liquor consumption causing illness and two deaths; Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 sections 123, 105, 110, 61(2), 3(5); Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016 sections 30(a), 33, 34(a), 34(b), 37(A), 37(B), 47, 34; petitioner not named in FIR (counsel's submission); case diary paragraph nos. 8 and 17 - deceased purchased liquor from petitioner; Meena Devi inimical terms; custody since 6.12.2024; no criminal antecedent; co-accused enlarged on bail (Cr. Misc. 879/2025, 88541/2024, 88367/2024, 4100/2025); liberty to renew bail prayer after framing of charge.
What did the court decide?
No bail; liberty alone granted to the petitioner to renew her prayer for bail after framing of charge.