Ranju Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13491 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-338 Year-2025 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Ranju Devi W/O Sachin Kumar Resident Of Village - Pakaridayal, P.SPakaridayal, Dist.- East Champaran 2.
Mosomat Shanti Devi W/O Late Kamla Kant Singh Resident Of Village - Pakaridayal, P.S- Pakaridayal, Dist.- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pravin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Dr. Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam, APP :
Mr. Dhurendra Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned counsel for the informant and the learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Pakaridayal P.S. Case No. 338 of 2025, for allegedly having committed offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 316(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the BNS.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant was in need of a residential plot wherein he came in contact with the son of the petitioner no.2, namely, Sachin Kumar @ Glucose and thereafter he met both the petitioners herein. All the persons
2/4 informed him that the land was clear and they wanted to sell a portion of the said plod. Accordingly, an agreement was entered in between the informant and Sachin Kumar @ Glucose to purchase one katha four dhurs of land for a total consideration of Rs.16,00,000/-, but later the sale deed was executed for only Rs. 10,00,000/- and the informant came to know that the land in question was already sold by the petitioner no.2, to some other person and on demand of the informant to return back the money, the same has not been returned.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are ladies and they have got no concern with the amount of Rs. 16,00,000/-, which is said to be taken by the co-accused Sachin Kumar @ Glucose. Further, the coaccused Sachin Kumar has been granted regular bail by the learned A.C.J.M.-VIII, East Champaran at Motihari vide order dated 15.01.2026, on the condition that he will be depositing Rs. 10,00,000/- through demand draft in favour of the informant and the same, as it appears from the certified copy of the order dated 16.02.2026 of the Court of learned A.C.J.M.-VIII, East Champaran, Motihari has already been deposited in favour of the informant vide D.D. No. 517815. The petitioners have got no criminal antecedent.
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5. The learned counsel for the informant and the learned APP for the State vehemently oppose the prayer for bail of the petitioners.
6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials available on record, it appears that the dispute is of civil nature and Rs. 10,00,000/- has already been returned by the son of the petitioner no.2, in compliance of the order dated 15.01.2026 passed by the learned A.C.J.M.-VIII, East Champaran at Motihari, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M. 8th, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Pakridayal P.S. Case No. 338 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., with further condition:
(1) The learned Court concerned shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioners. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be
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7. Let the certified copy of the orders dated 15.01.2026 and 16.01.2026 passed by the learned A.C.J.M.- VIII, East Champaran at Motihari be kept on record. (Ritesh Kumar, J) AjayMishra/- U