Anjani Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21045 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-369 Year-2023 Thana- DIDARGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Anjani Devi W/o Prem Kumar @ Prem Sahni R/o vill - Didarganj, P.S. - Didarganj,Distt. - Patna 2.
Lajwanti Kumari W/o Kumar Pritma @ Prithwi Kumar R/o vill - Didarganj, P.S. - Didarganj,Distt. - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Pushpa Sinha.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 04-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Didarganj P.S. Case No. 369 of 2023 for the offence punishable u/s 366A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the minor daughter of the informant went missing and on enquiry, the informant came to know about co-accused Rahul Kumar and these petitioners and other co-accused kidnapping his daughter.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are ladies and are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law respectively. They are innocent and they have not committed any offence as is apparent from the contents of the FIR. No
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21045 of 2024(2) dt.04-04-2024 2/3 specific allegation has been leveled against the petitioners and the name of the petitioners have been dragged in this case merely on suspicion. They are related with co-accused Rahul Kumar who stated to have kidnapped the daughter of the informant but the accused Rahul Kumar did not stay with the petitioners. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner No. 2 is pregnant and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. Learned counsel for the informant submits that the daughter of the informant is minor and she is hardly aged about 12 years and is still traceless.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and considering the completely vague nature of allegation against the petitioners and doubtful nature of accusation, let the petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned, Patna in connection with Didarganj P.S. Case No.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21045 of 2024(2) dt.04-04-2024 3/3 369 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Prakash/- U