Sima Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4479 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2025 Thana- DARPA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Sima Devi Son of Sachin Kumar R/o Village - Pipra, P.S. - Darpa, District - East Champaran.

2.

Hirdya Narain Prasad @ Hirdya Narain Sah Son of Banti Sah R/o Village - Pipra, P.S. - Darpa, District - East Champaran. 3.

Jitendra Prasad @ Jitendra Sah Son of Banti Sah R/o Village - Pipra, P.S. - Darpa, District - East Champaran.

4.

Ranjeet Sah Son of Ram Jagesh Sah R/o Village - Pipra, P.S. - Darpa, District - East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Pushpa Sinha, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Darpa P.S. Case No. 148 of 2025 registered under Sections 191(2),190,126(2),115(2),303(2),109,352,351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, all the accused persons, including the petitioners, all of a sudden started assaulting the informant and her family members, due to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4479 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 which, they sustained injury.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioners and the informant agnates. There is case and counter case between the parties. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioners, in their self-defense, may have caused some injury on the person of the informant, without intention. The petitioners have clean antecedent. On these grounds, the petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and the fact that there is case and counter case between the parties, the petitioners, in their self-defense, may have caused some injury on the person of the informant, without intention, the petitioners, having clean antecedent, have, prima facie, made out a case to be released on anticipatory bail

7. The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4479 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending / Concerned Court in connection with Darpa P.S. Case No. 148 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force. (Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U