Laxmi Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59702 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-26 Year-2021 Thana- KUNDWACHAINPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Laxmi Devi W/O Milan Sah @ Sanjeev Kumar R/O Vill.- Kundwa Chainpur, P.S.- Kundwa Chainpur, Dist.- East Champaran 2.

Dhanwanti Devi @ Dhanmanti Devi W/O Hari Kishor Sah R/O Vill.- Kundwa Chainpur, P.S.- Kundwa Chainpur, Dist.- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate Mr. Shamir Nehra, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard Mr. Anil Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 353, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 06.02.2021 at about 8:30 PM, when the informant along with police party went to raid the house of accused of Kundwa Chainpur P.S. Case No. 21 of 2021 and reached near the house of these accused petitioners, they started scuffling with the police party and caused hindrance in discharge of their

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59702 of 2025(2) dt.03-09-2025 2/2 official duty.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that there is no allegation of assault or any overt act against these petitioners. Petitioners are ladies and claim clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners and submitted that petitioners are named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that they created hindrance in discharge of official duties of the police party.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and nature of accusation, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T