Munni Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19111 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2024 Thana- GURUA District- Gaya ====================================================== Munni Devi, Female, Aged about 40 years, W/o Balesar Yadav @ Baleshwar Yadav, Resident of Village- Naudiha Jharang, Police station- Gurpa, DistrictGaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Uday Chand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2025 Heard Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Gurpa P.S. Case No. 94 of 2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons named therein including the petitioner has assaulted the informant and her family members, as a result of which they sustained injuries.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19111 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 2/3 been implicated in the present case. There is case and counter case between the parties and due to land dispute, an altercation took place and both the sides entered into fierce fight and in the self-defence, petitioner may have caused some injury on the persons of the informant and her sons and daughter. Informant is Gotani of the petitioner. Petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail. He submitted that injury report is not on record and, as such, it cannot be ascertained that the injuries sustained by the injured persons are simple or grievous.
6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR against the petitioner and also the fact that injury report is not on record, the learned District Court is directed to verify the injuries sustained by the injured persons and if it is found that the injuries sustained by them are simple in nature then in that case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate- IX, Gaya
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19111 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 3/3 in connection with Gurpa P.S. Case No. 94 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. The present bail application stands disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U