Sangita Devi @ Sarita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45824 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2024 Thana- THALI District- Nawada ====================================================== Sangita Devi @ Sarita Devi D/o- Baudhu Yadav Village- Gotum, Ps- Thali, Dist- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Shankar Kumar , Advocate For the State :
Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Arjun Prasad, Advocate Mr. Rabindra Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 379, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and later on, Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code was added.
3. As per prosecution case, informant, namely Rinku Devi, alleged that on 20.05.2024, on account of land dispute, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, assaulted one Golu Kumar. It is further alleged that when
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45824 of 2025(2) dt.29-07-2025 2/3 informant along with two others went to save him, this petitioner along with two other co-accused persons assaulted one Mamta Devi.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because she happens to be daughter of coaccused Baudhu Yadav. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against this petitioner. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45824 of 2025(2) dt.29-07-2025 3/3 each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Nawada in connection with Thali P.S. Case No. 124 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T