Kushami Devi @ Kusami Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19925 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-444 Year-2020 Thana- GOVINDGANJ District- East Champaran ====================================================== Kushami devi @ Kusami Devi Wife of Shambhu Sah Resident of Village - Sareya Pipra, P.S. - Govindganj, District - East Champaran, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 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 Sections 143, 342, 307, 323 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, on 25.10.2020 at about 6 PM, informant came to know that his fishing net has been taken away by F.I.R. named accused persons and when he went to the house of the accused persons to ask for the same, he was abused and assaulted.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R..
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19925 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/2 Name of petitioner transpired during investigation and the only material that has come against this petitioner is that she was holding hand of the informant. Save and except the same, there is no other accusation of any overt act against this petitioner.
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 and general and omnibus nature of accusation, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Govindganj P.S. Case No. 444 of 2020, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T