Shabana Khatoon @ Shabana Khatun v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8614 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2025 Thana- PATKHAULI District- West Champaran ====================================================== Shabana Khatoon @ Shabana Khatun W/o Afzal Khan @ Afzab khan Resident of Village - Pirpati, Police Station - Yogapatti, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prithvi Nath Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in connection with Pathkhauli P.S. Case No. 213 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 143, 61(2) (3) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the petitioner along with others are indulged in human trafficking.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the FIR, it is not clear as to whom the petitioner has trafficked. A general story has been created that the petitioner and others are indulged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8614 of 2026(2) dt.06-02-2026 2/2 in human trafficking. There is no complaint from anybody and from perusal of the order of the learned trial court also, it transpires that during the course of investigation, no victim has given her statement regarding the alleged occurrence. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and she is languishing in judicial custody since 03.09.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Pathkhauli P.S. Case No. 213 of 2025. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T