Budhani Devi @ Rani Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75967 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-219 Year-2025 Thana- JANDAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

Budhani Devi @ Rani Devi W/o- Bechan Sahani R/v- Kabai Barela PsJandaha Mahisaur Dist- Vaishali 2.

Chandani Kumari D/o- Bechan Sahani R/v- Kabai Barela Ps- Jandaha Mahisaur Dist- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Suruchi Anand For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners are seeking for bail in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No.219 of 2025, dated 24.05.2025 registered for the offence punishable u/s 123, 103, 238 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per the FIR, the petitioners are alleged to have killed the informant's son by administering poison and thereafter concealed the body in order to save themselves.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Petitioner No. 1 is the mother-in-law of the deceased and Petitioner No. 2 is the wife of the deceased. It is further submitted that the dead body of the deceased is said to have been recovered on the basis of the confessional statement of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75967 of 2025(6) dt.19-03-2026 2/2 Petitioner No. 1. It is also submitted that the allegation against the deceased was killed by administering poison in food, however, such allegations are general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that the investigation is complete, the charge-sheet has already been filed, and the trial has commenced. It is further submitted that the allegation of administering poison has not surfaced, as the opinion with regard to the viscera report is reserved and the cause of death remains unknown. The petitioners have no criminal antecedents and are in judicial custody since 25.05.2025.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering that the allegations are not specific and trial has commenced and, in order to set up their defence, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/the Successor Court, in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No.219 of 2025.

(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T