Mobina Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52381 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-586 Year-2025 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== Mobina Khatoon, W/o Ashraf Ali, Resident of Village- Hardiya, P.S.- Thawe, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vikash Kumar Shukla, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 29-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Gopalganj (Town) PS Case No. 586 of 2025 lodged on 02.08.2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(2), 338 and 340(2) of B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution, the allegation against the petitioner is that her son in collusion with his parents, has applied for issuance of passport on the basis of forged and fabricated date of birth certificate.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52381 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel further submits that in this case, both the mother (petitioner) and father have been made accused only on the ground that their son has applied for issuance of passport producing his forged and fabricated date of birth certificate. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner has used an agent for preparation of alleged passport and it is the said agent who produced the forged certificate otherwise, they are in possession of the original date of birth certificate duly obtained from the concerned municipality. Learned counsel further submittes that only due to the fact that the name of petitioner has been indicated as the mother of the applicant (her son) at the time of submission of relevant paper for issuance of passport, she has been roped in this case and she is also having clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above-named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) each, as mentioned in Section

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52381 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 3/3 2(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Gopalganj in connection with the aforementioned case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T