Patna High Court
CR. MISC./59336/2026 of Anisha Khatoon @ Anisha Kahtoon Vs The State of Bihar on 19 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59336 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-302 Year-2022 Thana- SURSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Anisha Khatoon @ Anisha Kahtoon, Wife of Dulare Ansari, Resident of Village - Kapraul Siroman
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59336 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-302 Year-2022 Thana- SURSAND District- Sitamarhi ======================================================
Anisha Khatoon @ Anisha Kahtoon, Wife of Dulare Ansari, Resident of Village - Kapraul Siroman Ward No. 12, P.S.- Sitamarhi, District - Sitamarhi.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
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ORAL ORDER
19-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioner is not named in the FIR and apprehending her arrest in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No.302 of 2022 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 19.2 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the seized illicit liquor was recovered from a motorcycle bearing Registration No.BR30AA-8036. It is Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59336 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
further submitted that the petitioner is neither the registered owner nor was she apprehended on the spot. It is further submitted that nothing incriminating material was recovered from the possession of this petitioner. It is further submitted that seizure list also appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather than by police personnel. It is also pointed out that the name of the petitioner surfaced solely on the basis of suspicion. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking of note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, the petitioner above-named, who is lady of clean antecedent, in the event of her arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59336 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.-II, Sitamarhi in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No.302 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Raushan/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) U T