Reshmi Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29422 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2026 Thana- BELHAR District- Banka ====================================================== 1.
Reshmi Devi W/O Ramdeo pandit R/O Village- Bhagwanpur Bouka, P.S.- Belhar, District- Banka 2.
Priyanka Devi @ Priyanka Kumari D/O Ramdeo Pandit R/O VillageBhagwanpur Bouka, P.S.- Belhar, District- Banka 3.
Sindhu Kumari D/O Ramdeo Pandit R/O Village- Bhagwanpur Bouka, P.S.- Belhar, District- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rajendra Kumar Jain, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Nirmal Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 18 of 2026 dated 126, 129, 115(2), 109(1), 117(2), 303(1), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 14.01.2026 at about 7:00 A.M., the Informant found the accused persons digging and laying bricks on his field. Upon his objection, the petitioners allegedly assaulted him with a spade, iron rod, and garasa, causing injuries, including a head injury, ear cut, and
2/4 finger fracture. It is further alleged that when his wife and daughter-in-law intervened, they were also assaulted, and petitioner Rashmi Devi snatched the silver chain of the daughter-in-law.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case. There is a case and counter case between the parties for the same and similar incident. It is submitted that in the alleged occurrence, both the parties have sustained injuries. It is next submitted that as per injury report, the Informant has sustained four injuries out of which two injuries are simple in nature and there is also a dislocation of first IP Joint. Counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners, without accepting their guilt, are ready to pay Rs. 15,000/- to the Informant towards his medical expenses. It is further submitted that the petitioners are ready to abide by the terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent..
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
3/4 considering the fact that there is a case and counter-case between the parties arising out of the same incident in which both sides sustained injuries and further considering that the petitioners are ready to pay a sum of Rs. 15,000/- to the Informant towards his medical expenses, undertake to maintain peace and harmony with the informant and have no criminal antecedents, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 18 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. as well as the following conditions:
(i) The petitioners will pay an amount of Rs. 15,000/- to the Informant at the time of furnishing bail bonds; (ii) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document / personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide; (ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive
4/4 dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of their bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing the same offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds. (Ajit Kumar, J) rishi/- U T