Anita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29012 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2026 Thana- GADHPURA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Anita Devi W/O Ram Bilas Yadav R/O Village- Manikpur, P.S- Garhpura, Distt.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishna Prabhat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Garhpura P.S. Case No. 09 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 117(2), 103(3), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with others have assaulted the son of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that from perusal of the FIR, it will transpire that the main thrust of allegation is against co-accused Madan Mohan Yadav, who is alleged to have assaulted the deceased on the head with lathi. He further submits that from perusal of the order of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29012 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 learned trial court, it will transpire that the learned trial court has recorded that in para- 51 of the case diary, there is a post-mortem report of the deceased, and it is opined that the cause of death is head injury and its complication due to blunt force impact. He further submits that the petitioner is a lady and she is only a member of the mob. No specific overt act is alleged against her. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and she is languishing in judicial custody since 16.01.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Begusarai in connection with Garhpura P.S. Case No. 09 of 2026.

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