Patna High CourtCR. MISC./77778/2025bail granted

Raj Kumari Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2026-03-24Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77778 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2025 Thana- RATANPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Raj Kumari Devi Wife of Jagdev Yadav Resident of village - Lalman Patti Ward No. 5, P.S.- Ratanpura, District - Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Rita Devi Wife of Maheshwari Yadav Resident at Lalmanpatti, P.S.- Ratanpura, District - Supaul ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bindeshwar Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad (LD APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 24-03-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 96, 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a woman and the informant alleges that her minor daughter aged about 12 years had gone to attend call of nature when she was kidnapped by the accused persons including the petitioner with an intent to get her married. Further, alleges

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77778 of 2025(4) dt.24-03-2026 2/3 that accused persons can kill her daughter.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is further submitted that date of occurrence is 05.03.2025 and the FIR came to be instituted on 08.03.2025. It is next submitted that victim has come back and her statement was recorded under Section 183 of BNSS wherein she has not supported the case of the prosecution.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application, but then, fairly submits that a counter-affidavit has been filed wherein it has been specifically stated that the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS has not supported the case of the prosecution.

6. After considering the learned counsel for the parties, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on her furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77778 of 2025(4) dt.24-03-2026 3/3 pending/successor Court in connection with Ratanpura P. S. Case No.16 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T