Rinki Kumari @ Rinki Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32445 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-357 Year-2024 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Rinki Kumari @ Rinki Devi W/o Suresh Thakur R/o Village- Marwa, Basahia, P.S- Panapur, Dist- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Avinash Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms.Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2026 Heard Mr. Avinash Kumar Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Ms.Nirmala Kumari, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 357 of 2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352 and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner assaulted the son of the informant, Bablu Kumar, on his head, with an intention to kill, causing injuries.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The injury sustained by the son of the informant has been opined by the doctor to be simple
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32445 of 2026(4) dt.28-07-2026 2/3 in nature. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, the petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and the fact that the injury sustained by the son of the informant has been opined by the doctor to be simple in nature, I am of the opinion that petitioner, who has clean antecedent, has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Saran at Chapra / Concerned Court in connection with Panpur P.S. Case No. 357 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32445 of 2026(4) dt.28-07-2026 3/3 that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force. (Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T