Priyanka Kumari Verma @ Priyanka Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29743 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1115 Year-2025 Thana- JAHANABAD District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Priyanka Kumari Verma @ Priyanka Kumari D/o Late Dilip Kumar Verma R/o Mohalla - Main Road, near Vishwanath Market @ Vishnath Market, Jehanabad, P.S. - Jehanabad in the district of Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Jogendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 01-07-2026 Heard Mr. Sunil Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Jogendra Kumar, learned counsel for the Informant and Mr. Rabindra Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 1115 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 24.10.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 351(2) of the B.N.S..

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other co-accused person have assaulted to the informant by means of danda and khanti due to which he sustained injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and she has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that both the parties are

2/4 agnates to each other and due to land dispute the present occurrence had taken place. Although there is specific allegation against the petitioner that she along with other coaccused person, namely, Vikram Kumar Verma have assaulted to the informant by means of danda. As per allegation in the F.I.R. co-accused person, namely, Vikram Kumar Verma has assaulted by means of khanti on the head of the informant and he has received injury and the injury inflicted upon the head of the informant is grievous in nature. In fact, the petitioner has not participated the crime in question and he has been made accused merely on the ground that she is family member of co-accused Vikram Kumar Verma.

5. Learned counsel for the Informant as well as learned APP for the State, on the other hand, opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submits that from perusal of the F.I.R. it appears that the petitioner has participated the crime in question and apart from that the petitioner carries one more case other than the present one but fairly submits on the basis of paragraph-3 of the bail petition that the same has also been filed by the informant's side.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or

3/4 surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 1115 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/ Section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023 and with other following conditions :-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the

4/4 acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U T