Parmila Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68703 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2025 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Parmila Devi wife of Sri Ramesh Mandal Resident of Village- Pithdouri, PsSultanganj, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 26-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 318(4), 338, 336(3), 60 of B.N.S., 2023.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, namely, Pramila Devi had given an application for mutation of the land in her name as against 1 acre 84.25 decimal, and land measuring 1 acre 84.25 decimal in place of 1 acre 10.50 decimal has been shown to be in the possession of the petitioner, which has been done by making certain interpolation in the Amin application.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the first information report is vague to the extent that it only denotes that some interpolation has been done in the Amin
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68703 of 2025(2) dt.26-09-2025 2/3 register but does not fix responsibility on anyone for the same. Moreover, these records are in the custody of the authorities and, hence the petitioner cannot be made liable for any interpolation in the same. It is further submitted that AnnexureP/2 which is a sale deed in the name of the mother of the petitioner clearly demonstrates the description of land in question measuring as 1 acre 84 decimal, which clearly matches with the land which is showing on the documents pertaining to the petitioner's possession and, hence it is submitted that there is no interpolation and the petitioner rightfully has the ownership and possession of 1 acre 84 decimal of land. It is also a fact that there is no claimant for the rest of the land.
5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner has inherited the land in question from her mother and the allegations of forgery are not clearly made out against the petitioner, and also considering the fact that the petitioner is a lady aged about 58 years having no criminal antecedent, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68703 of 2025(2) dt.26-09-2025 3/3 period of four weeks from today, on 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/successor Court in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 202 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482
(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. (Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T