Jyoti Kumari @ Lovely Kumari @ Lovely v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78110 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-587 Year-2024 Thana- PATLIPUTRA District- Patna ====================================================== Jyoti Kumari @ Lovely Kumari @ Lovely W/o Ravi Kumar, Resident of Sakin- East Nand-Gola, P.S.- Malsalami, Patna City, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarvottam Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending her arrest, in connection with Patliputra P.S. Case No. 587 of 2024, dated 28.12.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 331(4) and 305(a) of B.N.S.

3. The present F.I.R. has been lodged against unknown persons regarding theft of golden and silver ornaments besides cash and foreign currency, some clothes and house hold items. As per the prosecution case, the informant was away from his house and during his absence, theft was committed by unknown persons and further claim in the F.I.R., as per CCTV footage, the occurrence has taken place at 1:00 am on 27.12.2024.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78110 of 2025(3) dt.26-02-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that petitioner has not named in the F.I.R., nor she is shown in the CCTV footage, nor any recovery has been made from possession of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has nine criminal antecedents, out of which she has already been on bail in eight cases and one is pending before this Court for consideration.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

7. Considering the nature of allegation and the material on record, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on her furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78110 of 2025(3) dt.26-02-2026 3/3 connection with Patliputra P.S. Case No. 587 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions: (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedent other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing her and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedents despite her knowledge of the same.

(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) ravishankar/- U T