Patna High CourtCR. MISC./55452/2025bail granted

Pinki Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-19Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55452 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2025 Thana- BALIYA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Pinki Devi S/o Amar Khalifa R/o Vill.- Mathurapur, Ward no. 4, P.S. - Balia, Dist. - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Divya Bharti, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Ballia P.S. Case No. 154/2025 dated 08.05.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 61(2) of the BNS and sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Immoral Traffic of Prevention Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, on secret information, police conducted a raid and apprehended some male and females members from a house situated near Dandari Dhala at Mathurapur and some of the co-accused persons succeeded to flee away who were indulged in immoral trafficking act. It is further alleged that raiding a team also seized some objectionable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55452 of 2025(3) dt.19-09-2025 2/3 articles from the place of occurrence. The apprehended persons also disclosed the name of the persons who succeeded to flee away as Pinki Devi (petitioner), Soni Devi and Mano Devi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner was disclosed by the apprehended co-accused persons. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has not indulged in any immoral traffic act. The petitioner is a lady. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 20.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 56869/2025. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of her arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55452 of 2025(3) dt.19-09-2025 3/3 Begusarai in connection with Ballia P.S. Case No. 154/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. with further condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T