Geeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71153 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-745 Year-2023 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Geeta Devi W/O Prabhu Singh R/o Village- Bishanpura, P.S.- Bihta, DistrictPatna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Buchiya Devi W/O Yogendra Manjhi R/O Village Patsa, Dhanarechak, P.S. Bihta, District - Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Ranjan, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sadanand Paswan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-01-2025 Despite valid service of notice, no one appears on behalf of the Opposite Party No. 2.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
3. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 745 of 2023 registered under Sections 341, 323, 354-B, 452, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 3(i) (r)(s), 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.
4. As per prosecution case, on 10.07.2023 at about 10:00 am, when informant was at home in the meantime, all the accused persons including this petitioner came and ordered
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71153 of 2024(3) dt.09-01-2025 2/3 informant and her family members to work as labourers in their field but due to lack of time, informant and her family members denied to do the same. On hearing this, all the accused persons assaulted informant and her family members and abused them by caste name. It is also alleged that the accused persons outraged the modesty of daughters of informant.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Further submission is that the present case is counter blast of Bihta P.S. Case No. 703 of 2023 dated 10.07.2023 which was lodged by Reshmi Devi wife of one of the co-accused persons against informant and her family members. It is submitted that specific accusation of assault and molestation is against other co-accused persons. So far as this petitioner is concerned, there is no specific allegation against this petitioner. Petitioner is a lady and has got clean antecedent.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail.
7. Having considered the fact that petitioner is a lady and there is no specific allegation against her as well as the clean antecedent, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of eight weeks from today, on furnishing bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71153 of 2024(3) dt.09-01-2025 3/3 bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge POCSO, Patna, in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 745 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) utkarsh/- U T