Bhado Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2964 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-221 Year-2025 Thana- BELHAR District- Banka ====================================================== 1.

Bhado Pandit S/o- Late Pritam Pandit Village- Bhagwanpur PO-Sautadih PS- Belhar Dist- Banka 2.

Bimali Devi @ Bimala Devi W/o- Bhado Pandit Village- Bhagwanpur POSautadih PS- Belhar Dist- Banka 3.

Suchit Pandit @ Sachit Kumar Pandit S/o- Bhado Pandit VillageBhagwanpur PO-Sautadih PS- Belhar Dist- Banka 4.

Saraswati Devi @ Sarswati Kumari W/o- Suchit Pandit @ Sachit Kumar Pandit Village- Bhagwanpur PO-Sautadih PS- Belhar Dist- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mukul Jee, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend arrest in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 221 of 2025 registered for offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The petitioners are accused of assaulting the informant and his family members with Khanti, Tengari and Bhujai. The allegation against petitioner no. 3 is of assaulting the son of the informant with iron rod with intent to kill.

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are quite innocent and have not committed any offence. The parties have fought amongst each other and there is case and counter case and the injury caused by petitioner no. 3 is found to be simple in nature caused by hard and blunt substance. Petitioners have one criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the age of petitioner no. 1 and considering the fact that petitioner nos. 2 and 4 are women, and considering the fact that simple injury is caused by petitioner no. 3, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners are allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the petitioners, above- named, in the event of their arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the Court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Ld. C.J.M. Banka/concerned Court below, in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 221 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/ Section 482(2) of the BNSS with further condition that:

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8. At the time of accepting bail bonds on behalf of petitioner nos. 1 and 3, their criminal antecedents shall be verified by the court below. If the petitioner nos. 1 and 3 are accused in more than one case, i.e. apart from Banka Mahila P.S. Case No. 70/2018, then their bail bonds shall not be accepted. If they are found accused in only Banka Mahila P.S. Case No. 70/2018, then their bail bonds shall be accepted. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Ranjeet/- U T