Sofiya Uzbekowa @ Saltanat Dizberowa @ Matiyuba @ Dizberowa @ Matiyuba Saltanat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10618 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2025 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Sofiya Uzbekowa @ Saltanat Dizberowa @ Matiyuba @ Dizberowa @ Matiyuba Saltanat, D/o Sapadkijee, Resident of Samarkand, RegionUzbekistan, at present Residing at Brahampuri, P.S.-Brahampuri, DistrictSarlahi (Nepal). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 299 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 61 and 3(5) of B.N.S., Section 14 (5) of Foreigner Act and Section 12(2) of Passport Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner has entered in the boundaries of India on the basis of fake passport.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. She has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10618 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 case. It has further been submitted that the doubt created by the informant that the petitioner may be indulged in anti-national activities. It is only a doubt. No such material is there. Only allegation against the petitioner is that some foreign currency Aadhar Card and mobile were recovered from her. She is an Uzbek national. She is having no criminal antecedent and she is languishing in judicial custody since 05.11.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Sitamarhi in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 299 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T