Kaushalya Devi @ Kajal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75011 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-546 Year-2021 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== kaushalya Devi @ kajal Wife of Manoj Yadav Resident of Village -Karhara Ps- Ghosi District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== 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 petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No.546 of 2021, dated 23.12.2021 registered for the offence punishable u/s 302, 201/34 of the IPC.

3. As per the FIR, the petitioner is said to have killed the niece of the informant by assaulting her.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. The niece of the informant died due to sudden chest pain; however, due to some misunderstanding, the petitioner, who is the second wife of co-accused Manoj Yadav (father of the deceased), has been falsely implicated in this case by the informant. It is further submitted that the deceased was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75011 of 2025(4) dt.19-03-2026 2/2 suffering from certain medical as well as mental health issues, owing to which she suffered a cardiac arrest and died. It is also submitted that the investigation of the case is complete and the chargesheet has already been filed. Learned counsel further submits that the husband of the petitioner has already been granted the privilege of bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.11.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 34041 of 2022. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been in judicial custody since 23.08.2025.

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

6. Considering that the investigation is completed and chargesheet has also been filed and similarly situated co-accused person has already been granted bail, let the above named petitioner 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 below where the case is pending/the Successor Court, in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No.546 of 2021.

(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T