Mahjan Khatoon @ Mehajan Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20483 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-308 Year-2024 Thana- KRITYANAND NAGAR DistrictPurnia ====================================================== Mahjan Khatoon @ Mehajan Khatoon W/o Majibur Rahman R/o vill - East Lat Toloa Chimni Bazar, P.S.- Sadar, Distt.- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bijendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with K. Nagar P.S. Case No. 308 of 2024 for the offence under sections 143(2). 137(2) and 62(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 75, 80 and 81 of the J.J. Act lodged on 13.11.2024 by the informant, Sajjad Alam.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant, District Coordinator in N.G.O., having knowledge of illegal traffacking of child by one Ankit Kumar who made a deal of Rs. 1,05,000/- for providing a child. The amount was handed over by the District Child Welfare. They moved with Ankit Kumar. Later, Ankit Kumar made one Sangita Rani to sit in the car, they reached Dumka, then Srinagar Bale Road where the lady disappeared and later came with an infant. As the local Police was informed, an exchange of child/money took place, the Police caught them which
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20483 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/3 followed the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that admittedly the main role, is of Ankit Kumar and Sangita Rani, she do not have any role only because Sangita Rani has named her, got implicated, she is an old lady, having no criminal antecedent and if granted relief, shall be diligently appearing in trial.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that the child racket is continuing at the said place and the N.G.O. took positive step which led to the recovery.
6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties as also that the petitioner do not have criminal antecedent, her name has cropped up on the confession of Sangita Rani, is an old lady, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Purnea in connection with K. Nagar P.S. Case No. 308 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20483 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 3/3 document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of her bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of her bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U T