Rukmani Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31591 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-736 Year-2023 Thana- SHEKHPURA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Rukmani Devi Wife of Bhim Prasad RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -KARIMA BIGHA, P.S. -ARIYARI (KASAR oP), DISTRICT -SHEIKHPURA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sheo Nandan Prasad, Advocate Mrs. Sweta Burnwal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 736/2023 dated 27.10.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 467, 468, 471, 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 20.10.2023, the informant's mother left home and did not come back for 2-3 days. The informant along with his brothers searched and they got to know that her mother has sold a land. Later, when they went to registry office, the informant came to know that in the two sale deeds Shabnam Kumari and Rukmani Devi (petitioner) are the purchasers and Raju Kumar and Dheeraj Kumar are
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31591 of 2025(2) dt.18-07-2025 2/3 identifier and witness respectively. The co-accused persons executed registered sale deed of the land in question personating (dummy) on behalf of his mother and brother after making forged documents.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is a lady who is purchaser of the land. The petitioner has nothing to do with regard to the alleged cheating or forgery in registration of the sale deed. The other coaccused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 09.08.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 38315/2024. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31591 of 2025(2) dt.18-07-2025 3/3 736/2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T