Sudha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9698 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-360 Year-2014 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Sudha Devi, aged about 48 years, female, wife of Dharmendra Kumar, Permanent resident at mohalla- Pachana Road Patel Nagar, P.S- Kabaiya District-Lakhisarai at present D/O- Late Bidyanand Sah, Resident of VillageBabuaganj, P.S.and District- Khagaria (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Seema Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard Mrs. Seema Kumari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 360 of 2014, G.R. No. 943 of 2014 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504 and 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner, who is the daughter-in-law of the informant, had allegedly stolen the valuable articles of the informant.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9698 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 2/3 petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is own daughterin-law of the informant. The informant used to torture the informant and just to save herself, she has lodged the present FIR against the petitioner. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the nature of allegation made in the FIR against the petitioner, who is own daughter-in-law of the informant, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist. Class, Lakhisarai, in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 360 of 2014, G.R. No. 943 of 2014, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9698 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 3/3 pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T