Pratima Devi @ Pratibha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11941 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-176 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAPAKAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pratima Devi @ Pratibha Devi S/o Tapeshwar Paswan R/o Vill- Bahuara Baranti, P.S.- Rajapakar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ayushi Gupta, Advocate Mr.Deepak Prakash, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Rajapakar P.S.Case No.176 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126, 115(2), 132, 121(1), 121(2), 324(4), 352, 351(2) of BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 11 FIR named persons along with 20-25 unnamed surrounded the Police Vehicle whereby Dr. Dwala and his family members were being taken to Sadar Hospital, Hajipur and thrashed them with sticks and stones. It is alleged that in the said incident some Police officials also sustained injury and the police vehicle was

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4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and she has not committed any offence. No specific allegation or overtact is against the petitioner. She is not named in the FIR.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that no specific allegation has been levelled against the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned district court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Vaishali at Hajipur/concerned court, in connection with Rajapakar P.S.Case No.176 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS of 2023.

7. The learned district court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will

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(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T