Rajmati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81117 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2025 Thana- BHAGWANPUR HAT District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Rajmati Devi Son of Jamuna Ram R/o Village - Mahna, P.S. - Bhagwanpur Hat, District - Siwan.

2.

Sheo Kumari Devi Wife Babulal Ram R/o Village - Mahna, P.S. - Bhagwanpur Hat, District - Siwan.

3.

Bindu Devi Wife of Dhanesh Ram R/o Village - Mahna, P.S. - Bhagwanpur Hat, District - Siwan.

4.

Jai Mala devi Wife of Ashok Ram R/o Village - Mahna, P.S. - Bhagwanpur Hat, District - Siwan.

5.

Deep Mala Kumari Wife of Pankaj Kumar Ram R/o Village - Mahna, P.S. - Bhagwanpur Hat, District - Siwan.

6.

Pratima Devi @ Pratima Wife of Rajkumar Ram R/o Village - Mahna, P.S. - Bhagwanpur Hat, District - Siwan.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishna Kant Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mohammed Arif, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to which Section 103 BNS was added, subsequently.

3. As per F.I.R., 13 named accused persons, including these petitioners and 4-5 unknown persons, assaulted husband

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81117 of 2025(3) dt.10-12-2025 2/3 and son of the informant with lathi and danda. During course of treatment, son of the informant died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law, petitioner no. 2 cousin motherin-law, petitioner no. 3 is sister-in-law (Devrani) and petitioner nos. 4, 5 & 6 are married sisters-in-law (Nanad) of the informant. As per F.I.R., 13 named and 4-5 unknown persons assaulted the injured persons but in injury report only two small lacerated wounds in the right side of scalp and pain in right thigh was found by the doctor that itself falsifies the prosecution story. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and there is no specific allegation of overt act against these petitioners. Petitioners are ladies and claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, injury and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81117 of 2025(3) dt.10-12-2025 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Bhagwanpur Hat P. S. Case No. 271 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T