Anguri Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48526 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2025 Thana- KATRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Anguri Khatoon, W/o Md. Gopi, R/o Village- Soharpur, P.S.- Katra, DistrictMuzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-11-2025 Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 56 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 351(2), 351(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. Allegedly in the evening of the fateful day, while the informant had gone to throw filthy water after washing her utensils in the drainage, the same was protested by the petitioner. On account of the aforesaid reason, the petitioner snatched the utensils from the hands of the informant and assaulted her by means of utensils and thereafter brought an Iron rod and again assaulted the informant, due to which she sustained serious injuries.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48526 of 2025(3) dt.12-11-2025 2/3
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that the reason for scuffle appears to be trifle in nature; Moreover, the injury, which is allegedly sustained to the informant is concerned, the same has been found to be simple in nature. To support the aforesaid contention, paragraph no. 38 of the case diary has been referred to. It is lastly contended be that as it may, the petitioner is a woman, having fair antecedent, and she undertakes that she will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the court.
5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State opposes the bail application and submits that there is allegation of repeated assault over the vital part of the informant, due to which she sustained serious injuries.
6. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocate for the respective parties and taking note of the genesis of the occurrence and the simple nature of injury, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48526 of 2025(3) dt.12-11-2025 3/3 Muzaffarpur in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 56 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close relative of the petitioner.
(Harish Kumar, J) uday/- U T