Khushi Sharma @ Khushi Kumari @ Khushi Kumari Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7442 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-178 Year-2025 Thana- NOWKOTHI GARHPURA DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Khushi Sharma @ Khushi Kumari @ Khushi Kumari Sharma D/o Binay Sharma @ Binay Kumar Sharma R/o Village- Purvi Dafarpur, P.S- Nawkothi, Dist- Begusarai.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shubhesh Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rina Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 of the B.N.S.
3. Allegation in the First Information Report is that the accused persons including the petitioner were involved in kidnapping the daughter of the informant from her house in pursuance of conspiracy.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case arises out of a love affair between the victim and one Suraj Kumar @ Mixa and the allegation against the present petitioner is confined to the fact that she had called the victim to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7442 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 her house through her brother. From perusal of the bail rejection order discussing the statements of the victim under Section 180 and 183 of the BNSS also would go to show that the allegations against the present petitioner is confined to an angle of conspiracy, however, thrust of the allegation is against other coaccused persons who had taken her away. However, the victim has not mentioned any sexual assault or physical intercourse in her statement and has rather refused to undergo a medical examination.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for anticipatory bail.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that the thrust of the allegation is upon other co-accused persons and the allegations against the present petitioner who is a young girl and also friend of the victim is confined to a conspiracy angle, let the above named petitioner, who has no criminal antecedent, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged 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 the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7442 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 in connection with Nawkothi P.S. Case No. 178 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
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