Sonamati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11787 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2025 Thana- CHOUTARWA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Sonamati Devi, W/O Jugeshwar Singh @ Yogeshwar Singh, R/O Village - Jaini Tola, P.S.- Choutarwa, Dist.- West Champaran. 2.

Sanju Devi, W/O Mukesh Singh, R/O Village - Jaini Tola, P.S.- Choutarwa, Dist.- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Milind Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have prayed for bail in connection with Choutarwa P.S. Case No. 162 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109 and 103 of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioners along with others have assaulted the husband of the informant. There is specific allegation against Ramesh Singh who has assaulted with a farsa on the head of the informant's husband due to which he died.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11787 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026 2/2 committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this case. The nature of allegation against these petitioners is general and omnibus. Moreover, the petitioners are ladies and no overt act is alleged against them. They are having no criminal antecedent and they are languishing in judicial custody since 16.12.2025. It has also been submitted that similarly situated coaccused persons have been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 67495 of 2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Choutarwa P.S. Case No. 162 of 2025.

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