Savita Devi @ Savita Kumari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33959 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-596 Year-2025 Thana- SAHEBGANJ District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Savita Devi @ Savita Kumari W/o Rajan Nat R/o Village - Semra Nankar, P.S.- Sahebganj, District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of BIhar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State through virtual mode.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahebganj P.S. Case No. 596 of 2025, dated 15.10.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of BNS.
3. As per prosecution case, on 12.10.2025 the daughter of the informant Sonali Kumari, went for toilet where all the accused persons unlawfully assembled and forcibly abducted the minor with the intent of a forced marriage. The
2/4 accused person restrained the victim, covered her mouth, and forcibly transported her in a four-wheeled vehicle toward Dhanaiya.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent, has committed no offence and has falsely been implicated in this case. The allegations as per FIR is that petitioner has given assistance to victim girl in fleeing away from her house. It is the case of the petitioner that the victim girl and Dhiraj Nat with whom the victim has fled away is presently married and are living peacefully. It is next submitted that after recording of the statement under Section 183 of BNSS, the victim is said to have married with Dhiraj Nat.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application. Learned counsel for the informant Mr. Murli Manohar Singh does not dispute the factual position and submits that since they are already married and living peacefully, they do not intend to proceed this issue further.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and that the issues between them have already been settled and the victim is already married with Dhiraj Nat, this Court is inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
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7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his/her arrest or 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/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM-II, (West), Muzzafarpur in connection with Sahebganj P.S. Case No.
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any
4/4 criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds. (Ajit Kumar, J) Abhishek/- U T