Shristhi Kumari @ Shristi Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42961 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2026 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Shristhi Kumari @ Shristi Kumari D/O Late Shidheswar Prasad Singh R/VBhagwanpur, Ward no.- 10, P.S- Bhagwanpur,Dist.- Kaimur at Bhabua ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Diksha Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 01-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that one Sushil Chaurasia was shot dead by unknown persons.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. She has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that during the course of the investigation, the name of this petitioner has surfaced on the basis of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42961 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 confessional statement of co-accused Suhail Khan. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. During the course of the investigation, it has come out that the petitioner had hired someone to kill Prem Pasi, with whom she was having a relationship. It further transpires from the case diary that the shooter mistakenly killed the son of the informant. He also submits that even in a confessional statement it has come out that the petitioner has hired a shooter to kill Prem Pasi, not the deceased. Save and accept the confessional statement of the co-accused, there is nothing against the petitioner. Moreover, the petitioner is a lady having no criminal antecedent and she is languishing in judicial custody since 02.02.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur in connection with Bhagwanpur

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42961 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 P.S. Case No. 10 of 2026.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T