Meera Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30689 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2024 Thana- INDUSTRIAL AREA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Meera Devi Wife of Nandu Roy R/O Village- Sabalpur, Nebal Tola, P.S.- Sonepur, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vijay Kr Singh No. 1, Adv.
For the State :
Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 365 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the informant's minor daughter became traceless and hence, an FIR was lodged for missing of her daughter.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR was lodged against unknown, however, the name of this petitioner has transpired in this case along with the names of other accused persons only after the victim was recovered. It is next submitted that for an occurrence which took place on 08.01.2024, the FIR was lodged after a substantial and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30689 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 2/3 inordinate delay on 20.01.2024. It is further submitted that after recovery of the victim girl, her statement was recorded both under Sections 161 & 164 Cr.P.C. and a perusal of the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. would go to show that there is a specific allegation against coaccused Nandu Roy who is the brother-in-law of the victim's sister and Manjit Kumar with whom she stayed for about four months. So far as the petitioner is concerned, the only allegation against her is that she used to get some daily chores done by the victim.
5. Learned APP for the State, however, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also taking into consideration that the thrust of allegation is against two other accused persons and the petitioner is a lady with no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, 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 lower Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30689 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 3/3 Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 9 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ 482 (2) of the BNSS, 2023.
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