Kusum Kumari @ Kusum Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30802 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2023 Thana- MASAUDHI District- Patna ====================================================== Kusum Kumari @ Kusum Devi Wife of Sri Vijay Singh @ Vijay Kumar Singh R/O Kumhar Toli, P.S.- Mashauri, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bhola Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No. 170 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Section 302 r/w 34 of the IPC.
3. According to the prosecution case, two sons of the informant, namely Prince Kumar (aged 15 years) and Priyaranjan Kumar, (deceased) aged 13 years, had taken admission in a boarding school run by four persons of the same family, including the petitioner. On the occasion of Holi, both the sons of the informant had come to their house, and thereafter they returned to their school on 11-03-2023. On the next day, i.e., 12-03-2023, the informant received telephonic information that his younger son, Priyanjan Kumar, had died. He rushed to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30802 of 2026(2) dt.08-05-2026 2/3 the school and saw the dead body of Priyanjan Kumar lying on a chowki. The informant wanted to talk with his elder son, Prince Kumar, but the accused persons named in the FIR, including this petitioner, did not allow him and forcibly loaded the dead body into a vehicle and dropped it at the house of the informant. In order to conceal the occurrence, the CCTV camera was also dismantled.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner, being a woman, is innocent and has falsely been implicated. Whatsoever evidences have been collected, the same is against co-accused Chandan Kumar and not against the petitioner.
5. The petitioner is in custody since 26.01.2026 and she is the wife of one of the owners/directors of the school.
6. Considering the facts of the case and the fact that the petitioner is a woman, this application is allowed.
7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned concerned Court below in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No. 170 of 2023.
8. It is, however, clarified that the observations
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30802 of 2026(2) dt.08-05-2026 3/3 made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U