Ranjan Kumari @ Ranjana Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23708 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2024 Thana- KHAJAULI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Ranjan Kumari @ Ranjana Devi Wife of Naveen Kumar @ Naveen Kumar Ram @ Ran Resident of village - Hathiyahi, P.S.- Khajauli, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 01-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Khajauli P.S. Case No. 33 of 2024 dated 03.03.2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 201, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the accused persons including the petitioner is of committing murder of the informant's son.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the allegation against the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23708 of 2025(2) dt.01-05-2025 2/3 petitioner is that she had illicit relationship with the deceased. It is submitted that the petitioner has committed murder of informant's son by hatching conspiracy with other accused persons. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a married women having two children. It is next submitted that there is no eye witness to the alleged occurrence. It is submitted that F.I.R. has been lodged after preparation of the post-mortem report. Further submission is that other accused, namely, Kundan Kumar @ Raghubir Yadav has been granted bail vide order dated 12.11.2024 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 51013 of 2024 by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is a lady and she is in custody since 04.01.2025, having no criminal antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.
5. Learned A.P.P for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23708 of 2025(2) dt.01-05-2025 3/3 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Madhubani in connection with Khajauli P.S. Case No. 33 of 2024.
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