Rupa Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4736 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2025 Thana- SHAHKUND District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Rupa Devi Son of Dilip singh Resident of Village - Keshopur, P.S. - Shahkund, District - Bhagalpur.

2.

Sulochna Devi @ Kaila Devi Wife of Shambhu Singh Resident of Village - Keshopur, P.S. - Shahkund, District - Bhagalpur. 3.

Suresh Singh Son of Paddu Singh @ Late Pachu Singh Resident of Village - Keshopur, P.S. - Shahkund, District - Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Md. Najmul Hodda, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 27-02-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 127(1), 115(2), 109, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and petitioner nos.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4736 of 2026(2) dt.27-02-2026 2/3 1 and 2 are women and from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that on account of grazing of field by the goat of the side of the petitioners, the occurrence is alleged to have taken place and it is alleged that nine accused persons came including the petitioners when informant objected the grazing of his field by their goat and assaulted.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that allegation of assault is not specific against the petitioners and general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that no doubt the injury suffered by the informant has been opined to be grievous, but then had nine persons assaulted him in the manner as alleged in the FIR, in that event the informant would have suffered several injuries, but the injury report records fracture of nasal bone.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the anticipatory bail application of the petitioners.

6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory 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 the learned trial court where

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4736 of 2026(2) dt.27-02-2026 3/3 the case is pending/successor court in connection with Shahkund P.S. Case No. 179 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

7. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application is allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T