Uma Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31685 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2025 Thana- PASRAHA District- Khagaria ====================================================== Uma Devi W/o Chandrodeo Das R/o Village- Bandehra, Ward No- 8, P.S. - Pasraha, District- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Pasraha P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025, G.R. No. 2379 of 2025 instituted under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 76, 303(2), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, on the date of occurrence when the informant went to the house of his uncle for demanding documents related to land, petitioner along with other named accused persons abused him, wrongfully confined him in the house and brutally assaulted him. Petitioner is alleged to have assaulted with iron rod on the head of informant causing injury to him. When the wife of informant, who was pregnant, came to save, coaccused Renu Kumari pulled her hair and threw her on the ground causing abdominal pain. Co-accused Chandradeo Das snatched
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31685 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 2/3 golden chain from the neck of the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Informant is own nephew of the husband of petitioner. There is land dispute between the parties. Petitioner and her son have lodged two cases against the family members of the informant and to create pressure for compromise in those cases, the informant has lodged the present case with false allegation against the petitioner. Petitioner is a lady having no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submission of learned counsel for the parties and clean antecedent of the petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Khagaria in connection with Pasraha P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 (2) of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31685 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 3/3 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) rakhi/- U T