Rita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25553 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2025 Thana- PURAINI District- Madhepura ====================================================== Rita Devi, W/o- Late Ajay Kumar Sah R/v- Hansdah City Road, Hansdah PsSadar Purnea Dist- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr. Kumar Rajdeep, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 30-04-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Puraini P.S. Case no. 185 of 2025 registered under Sections 103(1), 61(2), 308(2), 352 and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per prosecution case, due to non-fulfillment of demand of ransom, the F.I.R. named accused persons along with 7-8 unknown persons hatched conspiracy and on 19.09.2025, they entered the shop of informant and fired upon him which hit his daughter due to which she died during the course of treatment.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25553 of 2026(2) dt.30-04-2026 2/3 would be apparent from the FIR itself that as many as five persons have been named along with 7-8 unknown persons in causing death of the daughter of the informant. It is further submitted that so far as the petitioner is concerned she is a lady and she has not been named in the FIR. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired only during course of investigation in the confessional statement of co-accused which is not admissible in the evidence. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner is a lady, not named in the first information report and also happens to be the sister-in-law of the informant, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Puraini P.S. Case no. 185 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned where the case is pending/Successor Court, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25553 of 2026(2) dt.30-04-2026 3/3 Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) khushbu/- U T