Ansina Devi @ Basho Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7660 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2024 Thana- KAKO District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.

Ansina Devi @ Basho Devi W/o- Chhotu Yadav 2.

Priyanka Kumari W/o- Rohit Prakash All are resident of Village- Mai Math Ps- Kako Bhelaber OP DistJehanabad, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

XXX D/o- Uday Yadav Village- Mai Math Ps- Kako Bhelaber OP DistJehanabad ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard Mr. Uday Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Bharat Lal, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with POCSO Case No.137 of 2024 arising out of Kako P.S. Case No. 289 of 2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 329(3), 115(2), 110, 76, 303(2), 351(3), 352 & 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7660 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/3 persons named therein including the petitioners have molested the informant and her mother.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are ladies, who are members of the same family and the allegation as alleged against them cannot be sustained as general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioners. It is admitted that there is enmity between both the parties.

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

6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR to be general and omnibus and also the fact that petitioners are ladies, I am of the opinion that petitioners have, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest 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 Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI-cumSpecial Judge (POCSO Act), Jehanabad in connection with POCSO Case No.137 of 2024 arising out of Kako P.S. Case No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7660 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 3/3 289 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T