Ramkali Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23308 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2025 Thana- BHUTAHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ramkali Devi Wife of Vilat Mukhiya Resident of Village- Bhutahi, P.S.- Bhutahi, Dist.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dwij Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Bhutahi P.S. Case No. 106 of 2025, instituted for the offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 124(1), 103(1), 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, husband of the informant was killed by the petitioner along with F.I.R. named accused persons after putting hot water on his body.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner. Informant is not the eyewitness of the alleged occurrence. Post-mortem report of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23308 of 2026(3) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 deceased shows that deceased died due to burn injury and independent witnesses have stated that petitioner was working in her field and was not involved in the occurrence. Petitioner is an old woman aged about 68 year having no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submission of learned counsel for the parties and clean antecedent of the petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Sitamarhi in connection with Bhutahi P.S. Case No. 106 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) rakhi/- U T