Inova Devi @ Indra Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20127 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2025 Thana- GANGTA District- Munger ====================================================== 1.
Inova Devi @ Indra Devi Wife of Shaligram Pandit Resident of Village - Ghughaladih, Police Station - Gangta and District - Munger. 2.
Nitish Kumar Son of Shaligram Pandit Resident of Village - Ghughaladih, Police Station - Gangta and District - Munger. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Gangta P.S. Case No. 144 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115 (2), 109(1), 352 and 3 (5) of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation, petitioner no. 1 is alleged to have assaulted the informant by means of spade while other coaccused persons including the petitioner no. 2 assaulted upon the husband and son of the informant due to which husband of the informant sustained head injuries while the son and daughter
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20127 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/3 of the informant also received injuries by means of lathi and danda, thereafter, all were taken to Kharagpur Hospital, where the informant and her husband were treated.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there happens to be a land dispute between the parties. There is a delay of three days in lodging the FIR. He further draws attention of this Court to the impugned order in para 6 where the lower court has given a finding that the injuries sustained by injured persons are simple in nature while petitioner no. 2 is a student.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Munger/concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Gangta P.S. Case No. 144 of 2025, subject to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20127 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 3/3 the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S.
(Praveen Kumar, J) khushbu/- U T