Munni Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56682 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- SHEIKHOPUR SARAI DistrictSheikhpura ====================================================== 1.
Munni Devi W/o Manoj Paswan R/o Village - Nimi, P.S. - Shekhopursarai, Dist. - Sheikhpura 2.
Anita Devi Wife of Rajiv Paswan R/o Village - Nimi, P.S. - Shekhopursarai, Dist. - Sheikhpura 3.
Lila Devi Wife of Late Sudhir Paswan R/o Village - Nimi, P.S. - Shekhopursarai, Dist. - Sheikhpura 4.
Kajal Devi Wife of Suraj Paswan R/o Village - Nimi, P.S. - Shekhopursarai, Dist. - Sheikhpura 5.
Lali Devi Wife of Aakash Paswan R/o Village - Nimi, P.S. - Shekhopursarai, Dist. - Sheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Dinkar Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 29-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Sheikhopur P.S. Case no.76 of 2025 registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3 and 3(5) of the B.N.S, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, accused persons including the petitioners herein came to the house of the informant variously armed and started abusing the informant
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56682 of 2025(2) dt.29-08-2025 2/3 and his family members. On protest, accused Manoj Paswan, Rajiv Paswan and Sadhu Paswan assaulted the informant's husband and father-in-law with iron rod due to which they sustained injures. It is further alleged that the petitioners herein entered the house of the informant and started damaging the household things.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits at the outset that the petitioners are the females belonging to the same family and there is no overt act alleged against them rather the allegations remain confined to scattering things in the house of the informant. The occurrence took place between the neighbors with regard to boundary wall. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that allegations of assault is specific upon other co-accused persons named in the F.I.R. There is delay of ten days in lodging of the F.I.R as admitted in the F.I.R itself and the present case is counter blast of SC/ST P.S. Case No. 26 of 2025 lodged by petitioner no.1 against the informant and others. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent and undertake to co-operate in case/trial.
5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. In view of the entire facts and circumstances of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56682 of 2025(2) dt.29-08-2025 3/3 case and also considering the fact that the all the petitioners are the females having no criminal antecedent, it is directed that the petitioners above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Sheikhopur P.S. Case no.76 of 2025 on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T