Meena Kumari @ Meena Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10890 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-684 Year-2024 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.
Meena Kumari @ Meena Devi W/o Dinesh Prasad @ Dinesh Yadav 2.
Dinesh Prasad @ Dinesh Yadav S/o Late Bajrangi Prasad @ Bajrangi Yadav Both R/o Village - Paranpur, Tola Akalbigha, P.S - Belaganj, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vinod Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms.Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No.684 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 74, 109(1), 352, 303(2), 351(2), 3(5) of the BNS.
3. Prosecution case in brief is that one Lakhpatiya Devi, resident of village- Paranpur Tola Akalbigha, P.S. Belaganj, District-Gaya submitted written statements on 4.12.24 before the S.H.O Belaganj P.S. alleging therein that on 4.12.24 at about 3 P.M. her son returned at home with Gas cylinder from Belaganj accused Meena Devi, Bhushan Kumar, Pawan Kumar, Viinita Kumari, Dinesh Prasad came at her door and assaulted her son Abhay Kumar with lathi danda due which his right leg
2/4 and right hand got fracture and he also sustained head injury, the informant came to rescue her son then assaulted her due to which she sustained injury in her hands, legs and head. It is further alleged that they snatched her gold jitiya and mangalsutra. It is further alleged that her husband came to rescue her then accused persons assaulted him with lathi danda and iron rod due to which he sustained injury on his head and his right hand got fracture and they also snatched his mobile phone bearing No-993176483, papers and key. Accordingly, the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence and have falsely been implicated in this case due to enmity. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners were not caught on the spot and no any incriminating article has been recovered from the physical possession or house of the petitioners and there is general and omnibus allegation of assault against the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that it is a case of counter blast case of Belaganj P.S. Case No.683 of 2024.
5. The learned APP opposes the anticipatory bail application.
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6. Although there is allegation of assault against the petitioners, from the perusal of the injury report, it transpires that most of the persons have received simple injury except one Naresh Prasad whose injury is simple as well as grievous. Petitioner no.1 has no criminal antecedent and petitioner no.2 has only one criminal antecedent, which has been described in paragraph-3 of the application.
7. Considering these circumstances, this Court is inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
8. Accordingly, the petitioners above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned I/C Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No.684 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:- (i) the petitioners shall co-operate in the investigation/trial.
4/4 (ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) Prakash Narayan U T