Neelam Devi @ Nilam Kumari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62856 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2024 Thana- KHAIRA District- Saran ====================================================== 1.
Neelam Devi @ Nilam Kumari wife of Nand Kishor Singh @ Nand Kishor Village -Manpur, Ps- Khaira, Dist- Saran 2.
Ranjeet Singh Son of Chandrika Singh Village -Manpur, Ps- Khaira, DistSaran 3.
Sanjay Singh @ Sanjay Kumar Singh Son of Chandrika Singh Village -Manpur, Ps- Khaira, Dist- Saran 4.
Nand Kishor Singh @ NandKishor Son of Chandrika Singh Village -Manpur, Ps- Khaira, Dist- Saran 5.
Chunni Devi Wife of Sanjay Singh & Sanjay Kumar Singh Village -Manpur, Ps- Khaira, Dist- Saran 6.
Anjali Kumari Daughter of Sanjay Singh @ Sanjay Kumar Singh Village -Manpur, Ps- Khaira, Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Brij Kishor Mishra, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Surendra Prasad Singh, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-01-2025 Heard Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 119 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., petitioners
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62856 of 2024(3) dt.29-01-2025 2/3 are said to have assaulted the informant, his son-in-law, daughter, son and two grandsons.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they have committed no offence as alleged. All the petitioners are family members of the informant as petitioner no.1 is daughterin-law, petitioner nos. 2, 3 and 4 are sons, petitioner no.5 is daughter-in-law and petitioner no.6 is the granddaughter of the informant. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus. The petitioners have clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioners which is not specific rather general and omnibus and the petitioners are family members of the informant, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on prearrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Saran, Chapra in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62856 of 2024(3) dt.29-01-2025 3/3 Khaira P.S. Case No. 119 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para-3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.
8. The bail application stands disposed of.
(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T