Chandni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44798 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2024 Thana- LAXMIPUR District- Jamui ====================================================== Chandni Devi W/O Anil Paswan @ Amit Paswan R/O Village- Bishanpur, P.S- Laxmipur, District - Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 24-07-2025 Heard Mr. Pramod Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Laxmipur P.S. Case No. 187 of 2024, F.I.R. dated 30.05.2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 341, 323, 324, 325, 307, 504, 506 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. According to prosecution case, all the accused persons including this petitioner have assaulted to the informant and his family members.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and she has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on the ground that she is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44798 of 2025(2) dt.24-07-2025 2/3 family member of the co-accused and due to admitted land dispute the present occurrence took place. Although there is specific allegation against the petitioner that she has assaulted to the informant by means of stone but there is no injury report available on record which suggest that the informant has received any injury. He further submits that only 2 persons have received injury, namely, Kamal Paswan and Priyanshu Kumar.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances that the petitioner has clean antecedent and there is no injury report available on record which suggest that the informant has received any injury, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Laxmipur P.S. Case No. 187 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44798 of 2025(2) dt.24-07-2025 3/3 i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Vanisha/- U T