Sangita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70143 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-251 Year-2024 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Sangita Devi, Wife of Nagendra Ram, Resident Of Village- Tarwan, P.S.- Naubatpur, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arvind Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Surendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 28-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Surendra Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The case of the prosecution is that six year old daughter of the informant namely, Ruhi Kumari was playing at the door of the informant on 02.05.2024 at about 5 O' clock. After some time, his daughter was not there at the door. The wife of the informant namely, Shobhi Devi started searching her daughter, but she could not find her. At about 08:30 P.M., when the informant came to his house his wife disclosed about the missing of their child. After this, the informant along with his family and society members started searching the missing
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70143 of 2024(5) dt.28-01-2025 2/3 daughter. After some time, they found that the lights of the neighbour Nagendra Ram got switch off then they had suspicion over him. They went to the house of Nagendra Ram and they found that Sachin Kumar was standing in the courtyard near septic tank of toilet and told that there is nothing. After this, the villagers went near the septic tank and found that garbage was put over septic tank. When the garbage was removed, the dead body of Ruki Kumari was found. The cloth was tied in her head and neck and she was having mark on her chest.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has got no role in the occurrence if at all any allegation is there then that is against Sachin Kumar who was standing near the septic tank. The petitioner work as a maid and she is a poor lady. There is no eye-witness of the occurrence. From perusal of the diary it is clear that the witnesses have only reiterated the FIR. The petitioner is a lady and she is in custody since 04.05.2024.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70143 of 2024(5) dt.28-01-2025 3/3 petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail 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 of ACJM-VI, Danapur, Patna in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 251 of 2024.
7. Accordingly, the present bail application stands allowed.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T