Kanchan Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12443 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-341 Year-2025 Thana- PATEPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Kanchan Kumari, W/O Amit Kumar, Resident of Village- Bahuara, P.S.- Patepur, District- Vaishali at Hajipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Sudha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 341 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 123, 3(5) and 61(1) of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the son of the informant was married to the petitioner. It is further alleged that the deceased has come to take back his wife to her matrimonial house and on some dispute, he was found dead. The informant suspects that the petitioner along with others has killed his son.

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 case. During course of investigation, it has come that the deceased himself has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12443 of 2026(3) dt.08-04-2026 2/2 consumed poison. From perusal of the postmortem report also it is clear that the doctor conducting autopsy has not found any antemortem injury whereas viscera was reserved for toxicological report of organs. It has further been submitted that during investigation, it has also come that the deceased was having poison in his pocket. It has also been submitted that police has submitted charge-sheet under section 108 of B.N.S. Petitioner is a lady. She is having no criminal antecedent and is languishing in judicial custody since 15.10.2025.

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 A.C.J.M.-XIII, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 341 of 2025 (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T