Sonwa Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21243 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-270 Year-2025 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Sonwa Devi W/O Umesh Manjhi R/O Village- Gopalpur, P.S- Sherghati, Distt.- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anant Kumar 1, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 270 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 110, 352 and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., the accused persons including the petitioner assaulted the informant causing head injury.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and she has falsely been implicated in the case. Petitioner is a lady. The specific allegation of assault is against co-accused Soni Manjhi. The injury sustained by the victim though is grievous in nature, but the same is not attributable to the petitioner.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21243 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/2 the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the F.I.R., specific allegation of assault is against co-accused Soni Manjhi and the injury sustained by the victim though is grievous in nature, but the same is not attributable to the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, who is a lady, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 270 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C / 482(2) BNSS.

7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T