Geeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52607 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2026 Thana- CHANAN District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== 1.
Geeta Devi W/O Late Jibu Yadav R/O Village- Bhandar, P.S.- Chanan, Dist.- Lakhisarai 2.
Banwari Yadav S/O Late Jibu Yadav R/O Village- Bhandar, P.S.- Chanan, Dist.- Lakhisarai 3.
Bharat Yadav S/O Late Jibu Yadav R/O Village- Bhandar, P.S.- Chanan, Dist.- Lakhisarai 4.
Rinku Devi W/O Banwari Yadav R/O Village- Bhandar, P.S.- Chanan, Dist.- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Parmanand Pd. Nr. Sahi, Adv Ms. Isha Anu, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 29-07-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Chanan P.S. Case No. 34 of 2026, instituted under Section 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 303(2), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution story, which has been lodged on the basis of the written report submitted by the informant to the effect that all the accused persons named in the FIR, including the petitioners came to the house of the informant and starting using filthy language against her. When she protested,
2/4 then petitioners no. 2 and 3 assaulted on her head with an iron road, due to which she became unconscious and fell down on the ground. While she fell down, petitioners no. 1 and 4 assaulted her with brick and stone and also snatched gold ornaments from her neck and ear. She was taken to Primary Health Centre, Chanan for treatment by the villagers, where after giving initial treatment, she was referred to Sadar Hospital at Lakhisarari for better treatment.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have not committed any offence. She submits that the petitioners and the informant are own gotiya and there is a dispute in between the parties. She submits that although the allegation of assault against petitioners no. 2 and 3 has been leveled, however the injuries sustained by the informant have been found to be simple in nature by the treating doctor. She further submits that the petitioners have got a clean antecedent.
5. Per contra, the learned APP appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners and submits that the specific allegations of assault on the head of the informant have been leveled against the petitioners no. 2 and 3. So far the petitioners no. 1 and 4 are concerned, they have been alleged to have assaulted the informant with brick and stone.
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6. Having considered the rival submissions and after going through the record, it appears that allegation of assault on the head with an iron rod has been leveled against petitioners no. 2 and 3 and allegation of assault with brick and stone has been leveled against the petitioners no. 1 and 4, however from the injury report, which has been annexed as Annexure - P/2 to the present anticipatory bail petition, it would transpire that the doctor has found the injuries to be simple in nature. Considering the above, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Chanan P.S. Case no. 34 of 2026, on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.
10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate -IInd, Lakhisarai, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., and subject to the following condition:- (I) That the learned Court concerned shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedent, the Court concerned shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners.
4/4 bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. (Ritesh Kumar, J) shital/- U T