Amrita Devi @ Amritya Devi @ Imritiya Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43968 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2024 Thana- Kaler District- Arwal ====================================================== Amrita Devi @ Amritya Devi @ Imritiya Devi W/o Nandu Ram R/o VillageKaler, P.S-Kaler, District-Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending her arrest in connection with Kaler P.S. Case No. 137 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 126, 115(2), 118(1), 109, 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the accused persons including the petitioner being armed with lathi, danda and sword arrived and started abusing the mother of the informant. They also started assaulting with lathi. It is further alleged that on 16.10.2024 at about 7 AM when the informant has gone in his fields, all the accused persons being armed with lathi, danda and sword assaulted Suman Kumar. It is further alleged that Ranjit assaulted Sintu with sword.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the FIR it is clear that though the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43968 of 2025(2) dt.18-07-2025 2/2 been arrayed as an accused in the FIR but no overt act is alleged against her. It has also been submitted that there is also a counter version of this case. The petitioner herself had filed a case that the informant and others have assaulted her. The petitioner is an old lady of 71 years having clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of her arrest or surrender in connection with Kaler P.S. Case No. 137 of 2024, she will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Arwal subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. Accordingly, the present bail application stand allowed.

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