Sarita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79304 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-241 Year-2022 Thana- DUMARIAGHAT District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sarita Devi W/O Satyendra Yadav R/O Village- Dhangadha, P.S.- Dumariya Ghat, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Natraj Verma For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Dumariya Ghat P.S. Case No. 241 of 2022, dated 15.11.2022 registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 14.11.2022 at about 07:00 PM, one Mukesh Yadav called the informant's husband and invited him to a party and then the informant's husband went to the said party. However, when the informant's husband did not return till late night, the informant's mother-in-law went to the house of Mukesh Yadav where all the FIR named accused
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79304 of 2025(2) dt.05-12-2025 2/3 persons including the petitioner, who were armed with iron-rod and lathi, abused her and ousted her from their house. Thereafter, the informant went to the Police station and brought her husband to Kesariya Hospital where the Doctor declared him dead.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is no specific allegation of any assault or overt act attributed against the petitioner, rather there is general and omnibus allegation against the co-accused persons including petitioner. There is no eyewitness to the alleged occurrence. The petitioner is a lady. Both the parties are agnates. A co-accused person namely, Ramawati Devi has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 01.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 59710 of 2025. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 16.07.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as petitioner's period of custody, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79304 of 2025(2) dt.05-12-2025 3/3 furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court concerned East Champaran, Motihari / successor Court, in connection with Dumariya Ghat P.S. Case No. 241 of 2022.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T