Chandrawati Devi @ Malti Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56905 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-880 Year-2024 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Chandrawati Devi @ Malti Devi W/O Sri Raghuveer Singh R/O VillageHathitola, P.S.- Maner, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ashok Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Satya Nand Shukla, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 137(2) and 96 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, On 16/12/2024, at about 08:00 P.M., the daughter of informant aged about 16 years went to nearby field to defecate along with his neighbor namely Chandrawati Devi. But even after one hour, she did not return. Then informant inquired about her daughter here and there, but could not find her. Further alleged that Nitish Kumar had bad eyes on his daughter and in last few days, he threatened to kidnap her, for which the informant had complained to his parents. Further alleged that Nitish Kumar with help of Chandrawati Devi and friend Prince Kumar kidnapped informant's daughter.
4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that this petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. specific allegation of kidnapping is against co-accused Nitish Kumar and victim has been recovered and has given her
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56905 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 section 180 as well as 183 BNSS statement. In her statement recovered under section 180 BNSS she has stated that she voluntarily went to Hyderabad since her parents used to scold her and were objecting her to pursue further styudy, whereas in her 183 BNSS statement she has narrated different version. Petitioner claim clean antecedent. Co-accused, with similar allegation, has already been allowed pre-arrest bail by a coordinate bench of this Court vide order passed in Cr.Mis.No. 13975/2025.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case as well as the fact that the petitioner is a lady and similarly situated coaccused has already been allowed bail, prayer for bail of this petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let this petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Danapur, Patna in Maner Police Station Case No. 880 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T