Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17106 of 2012 ====================================================== Sona Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 09-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 47(a) of the Excise Act and 20 and 22 of the NDPS Act. From the house of co-accused Santosh Yadav country made liquor and 2 ½ kgs. Ganja were recovered. Subsequently it surfaced that the petitioner and other accused persons also used to assist Santosh Yadav in dealing with the Ganja and illicit liquor. A statement has been made in para 11 that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the fact that the seizure has not Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17106 of 2012 (2) dt.09-05-2012 2/2 been made from the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Saharsa in connection with Special Case No. 06 of 2011 arising out of Sourbazar P.S. Case No. 314 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 290

Statute Text:
Section 290 of the Indian Penal Code. Committing a public nuisance. Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.