Prabha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64988 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-53 Year-2025 Thana- KARPI District- Arwal ====================================================== 1.
Prabha Devi W/o Late Sarju Singh R/o Village - Kushare, P.S - Karpi, District - Arwal 2.
Lav Kush Kumar S/o Late Sarju Singh R/o Village - Kushare, P.S - Karpi, District - Arwal 3.
Chintu Kumar S/o Late Sarju Singh R/o Village - Kushare, P.S - Karpi, District - Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ramakant Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 22-09-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2), 74, 352, 351(2) of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have antecedent of one case and petitioner no.1 is a woman. It is next submitted that Vikash Kumar along with others had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.63693 of 2025 and the same was allowed by
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64988 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/3 an order dated 22.09.2025, after recording the allegation and submission of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners in detail.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that though in the FIR, it is alleged that Chintu assaulted Ashok by knife causing injury on hand, but then, injury report of Ashok records that injury has been opined to be simple and the wound is lacerated. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners based on parity seeks anticipatory bail. It is also submitted that petitioners will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove their innocence.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Arwal in connection with Karpi P. S. Case No.53 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2)
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64988 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 3/3 of the Cr.P.C.
7. The application stands allowed.
8. However, it is made clear that in the event, if any application is filed by the Investigating Officer before the learned trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioners, despite giving assurance to this Court, are not cooperating in the investigation or are not presenting himself as and when required, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners after recording reasons.
9. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned Police Station through the learned trial Court. (Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T