Sonam Devi @ Sonam Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4089 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2025 Thana- NAYAGAON District- Saran ====================================================== Sonam Devi @ Sonam Kumari W/O Pramod Kumar Chaurasia R/O ward no. 03, village Hasanpur, P.O. Nayagaon, Hasanpur, Police Station Nayagaon and District- Saran, Pin Code 841217, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Avinash Chandra, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-02-2026 Heard Mr. Avinash Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Anil Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Nayagaon P.S. Case No. 156 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 23.08.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 74 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that she along with other co-accused persons have assaulted the husband of the informant on his head with Dabi due to which he received cut injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and she has been falsely implicated in the present case. It appears from the F.I.R. that due to some

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4089 of 2026(2) dt.06-02-2026 2/3 petty dispute the present occurrence had taken place. Both the parties are agnates to each other and there is no specific allegation of any assault or overt act attributed against the petitioner and there is specific allegation of assault attributed against co-accused person, namely, Pramod Kumar who happens to be the husband of the petitioner.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner having clean antecedent and there is no specific allegation of any assault or overt act attributed against her in the F.I.R., let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Saran at Chhapra in connection with Nayagaon P.S. Case No. 156 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/ Section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023 and with other following conditions :-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4089 of 2026(2) dt.06-02-2026 3/3 and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U T