Sunita Devi @ Natta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25525 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2025 Thana- LAHERIYASARAI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1.
Sunita Devi @ Natta W/o- Late Jagarnath Yadav Resident of MohallaAbhanda Saidnagar Police Station- Leharaisarai District- Darbhanga 2.
Baby Kumari Late Jagarnath Yadav Resident of Mohalla-Abhanda Saidnagar Police Station- Leharaisarai District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Laheriasarai (L. Sarai) P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109, 262, 263(a), 132, 121(1), 121(2), 352, 351(2) of the BNS.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that on the alleged date and time, while executing a warrant against one Jitendra Kumar, police officials were attacked by Jitendra, his family and others leading to stone pelting and physical assault. As Jitendra Kumar was injured and rescued from custody, the situation escalated
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25525 of 2025(2) dt.24-04-2025 2/3 with a mob blocking roads and attacking police personnel. The Quick Response Team intervened and after air firing by the SHO, several accused were arrested.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent ladies and have falsely been implicated in the present case only on the basis of suspicion. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioners. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioners. Petitioners are alleged to be member of mob. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. The co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 11.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23772 of 2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also petitioners being lady, let the petitioners above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25525 of 2025(2) dt.24-04-2025 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Laheriasarai (L. Sarai) P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T