Malti Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13076 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2022 Thana- BALTHAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Malti Devi, Wife of Umesh Ram, Resident of Village - Aryanagar, P.S. - Balthar, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Brajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Balthar P.S. Case No. 42 of 2022 dated 20.03.2022 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 342, 324, 325, 326, 332, 333, 337, 338, 379, 380, 427, 447, 448, 452, 302, 395, 186, 188, 201, 506/102(B) of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the petitioners along with 353 named accused persons and 100 unknown miscreants entered into the premises of police station and set the government vehicles on fire. They attacked the police vehicles and were raising slogans to kill the police officials. It is further alleged that they attacked the members of police party due to which some police personnel received serious injury and one
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13076 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/3 Havaldar was shot dead at the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and she has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner rather the allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus. A list of accused persons are given in the F.I.R. in which the petitioner is named at SI. No. 211. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that several accused persons have been granted bail by this Court as well as co-ordinate Bench of this Court. It is next submitted that almost 200 accused persons have granted bail in this case. Lastly, it has been submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Balthar P.S. Case No. 42 of 2022, he will be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, West Champaran, subject to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13076 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 3/3 condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Khatim Reza, J) premchand/- U T