Prity Kumari @ Priti Kumari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52841 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-155 Year-2013 Thana- BAKHARI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Prity kumari @ Priti Kumari D/o Late Anadi Sahni R/o vill - Goriyari, P.S.- Bakhari, Distt.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bipin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-11-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Bakhri P.S. Case No. 155 of 2013, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Based upon the written report, it is alleged that while the informant went to the house of the accused for bringing back his due amount, the accused persons, including the petitioner, assaulted the informant by means of fists and slaps. It is also alleged that the petitioner along with others also threw boiled water over the body of the informant due to which he sustained burn injury and became unconscious.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner vehemently contended that the petitioner is a hapless lady and only in order
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52841 of 2025(3) dt.04-11-2025 2/3 to put undue pressure and wreak vengeance the present FIR came to be instituted. Moreover, another co-accused person has been granted anticipatory by the learned District and Sessions Judge, Begusarai in ABA No. 1725 of 2013.
5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner had already been rejected much earlier but despite the fact she has approached this Court after a delay of more than a decade and has been evading her arrest.
6. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocates for the respective parties and taking note of the fact that the petitioner has been evading her arrest for such a long time, this Court is not inclined to accede to the prayer for anticipatory bail. However, if the petitioner shall ensure her surrender before the court below, preferably within a period of six weeks from today, the learned court below shall consider the case of the petitioner without being prejudiced by the order of this Court and shall take note of the submission of the petitioner that she is a woman and co-accused person has been accorded anticipatory bail vide ABA No. 1725 of 2013 by the learned District and Sessions Judge, Begusarai.
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7. The application stands dismissed, with the aforesaid observation. (Harish Kumar, J) Anjani/- U T