Meena Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 2 June, 2025

Patna High Court – Orders

Meena Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 2 June, 2025

Author: Anshuman

Bench: Anshuman

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34128 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada
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                 Meena Devi W/o Shibalak Bhokta Resident of Village- Pahwachak, P.S.-
                 Rajouli, District- Nawada

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   02-06-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with

Rajouli P.S. Case No. 66 of 2025, lodged on 13.02.2025, under

Sections 8, 17 & 18 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR was lodged by the

forester stating that, based on secret information about the

cultivation of opium plants, the forest guard along with other

officials found that opium plant was being cultivated in 20 katha

of forest area. During the operation, 3-4 persons were found

working there. With the help of the forest guard, one of the

accused was caught in possession of 5 kg of opium plants, each

approximately 2.5 feet in length, which were seized, and the

remaining plants were destroyed.

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel

further submits that the petitioner is a lady aged about 53 years.

It is also submitted that since she is a member of the Bhokta

family, her name has been included in this case only on that

basis. Counsel further submits that the petitioner is not named in

the FIR and has been implicated solely on the basis of the

confessional statement of the co-accused, namely Surendra

Bhokta, who was apprehended on the spot by the police. Save

and except the confessional statement, nothing adverse is

alleged against the petitioner. Counsel also submits that nothing

has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for

bail and submits that the case has been registered under the

NDPS Act and the petitioner’s name has been implicated in this

case. However, counsel fairly submits that nothing has been

recovered from the petitioner’s possession, nor is she named in

the FIR.

6. In the present facts and circumstances of this case

and the submissions made above, let the petitioner above

named, be granted bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/-

(Rupees Thirty thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1) (d) of
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the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of Principal District &

Sessions Judge, Nawada, in connection with Rajouli P.S. Case

No. 66 of 2025, subject to the following conditions as laid down

under Section 480(3) of the BNSS.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.)

Aman Kumar/-

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