Sanjita Devi @ Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19915 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-100 Year-2024 Thana- CHERIYA BARIYARPUR DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Sanjita Devi @ Manju Devi Wife of Ram Babu Paswan R/o Village - Ward No.- 10, Bharkaha, Near Bharat Chowk, Bikrampur, P.S.- Cheriya Bariyarpur, District - Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Onkar Nath, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 366A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 20.05.2024 at about 10 AM, minor daughter of informant aged about 15 years went to purchase some household articles but did not return. On search, informant came to know that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, have kidnapped her minor daughter for the purpose of marriage.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19915 of 2025(3) dt.02-07-2025 2/3 committed no offence. As a matter of fact, both parties are covillagers and due to petty dispute, this false and concocted case has been lodged. It is further submitted that during investigation, the victim was recovered and her statement was recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. wherein she has denied the factum of kidnapping and has categorically stated that she herself left her house and went to her uncle at Delhi to continue her studies. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, statement of victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-1, Manjaul (Begusarai) in connection with Cheriya Bariyarpur P.S. Case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19915 of 2025(3) dt.02-07-2025 3/3 No. 100 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T