Kiran Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54413 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2025 Thana- KHANPURA District- Samastipur ====================================================== Kiran Devi W/o- Dharmendra Ram Vill- Sivaisingpur,Ward No.1, P.OBujurgdwar,P.S-Khanpur, Dist- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Khanpur P.S. Case No-41 of 2025, dated-21.02.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 103(2), 238, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per allegation, the daughter of the Informant was married to the accused, Sikandar Ram in the year 2015 and subsequently, she was blessed with three children but after ten years of marriage, on 20.02.2025 the Informant came to know that the Petitioner and other co-accused have committed the murder of his daughter.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54413 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 case. He further submits that the Petitioner is a married (lady) sister-in-law of the deceased and she also has two children out of her wedlock and she lives at her sasural, away from the place of occurrence and she has nothing to do with the alleged occurrence.
5. He further submits that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 06.03.2025.
6. It has also been stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
7. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one.
8. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioner for bail.
9. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this application is allowed, directing the petitioner, abovenamed, to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below in connection with Khanpur P.S. Case No-41 of 2025 on the following conditions:
(i) The petitioner will make himself available for
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54413 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 interrogation by a police officer/court as and when required. (ii) The petitioner will undertake that investigation/trial will not get hampered on account of his absence or non-cooperation. He must be available to the police or the court whenever his presence is required. (iii) The petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer. (iv) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(v) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T