Lalita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53339 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2024 Thana- BALIGAON District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

Lalita Devi W/o Rambabu Rai Resident of Village- Chakmir Banki, PS- Baligaon, DisttVaishali. 2.

Karishma Kumari D/O Rambabu Rai Resident of Village- Chakmir Banki, PS- Baligaon, Distt- Vaishali.

3.

Radhiya Devi @ Vifiya Devi W/O Satyanarayan Rai Resident of Village- Chakmir Banki, PS- Baligaon, Distt- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shanti Bhushan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 08-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioners are named in the FIR and apprehending their arrest in connection with Baligaon P.S. Case No.166 of 2024 registered under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3) and 103 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short 'B.N.S.') and further cognizance was taken under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103, 126(2), 152(2), 329(3), 352, 351(2), 109 of the BNS, 2023.

3. Allegation against the petitioners is to involve in murder of father of the informant along with 23 named and 8-10 unknown accused persons.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that petitioner nos. 1, 2 and 3 being female family members of male co-accused persons were implicated with present

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53339 of 2025(2) dt.08-08-2025 2/2 case alleged with general and omnibus allegation. It is submitted that there is no any overt act available against these petitioners. It is submitted that the occurrence took place in the background of land dispute and petitioners are said to be ladies of clean antecedents.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

6. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of the fact as prima facie petitioners, who are ladies of clean antecedents implicated with present case being the female family members of the male co-accused persons, accordingly, the abovenamed petitioners are directed to be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, on 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Baligaon P.S. Case No.166 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/- U T