Mamta Devi @ Mamta Kumari @ Runi Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84209 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2020 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Mamta Devi @ Mamta Kumari @ Runi Devi W/o Shri Dharmendra Prasad @ Dharmendra Sah Resident of village - Santhi, P.S - Raghunathpur, District - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Kanishk Kaustubh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shyam Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Raghunathpur P. S. Case No. 196 of 2020 instituted for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 307 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and later on, Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code was added.
3. It has been alleged in the F.I.R. that when the informant protested against the construction of a wall on her land, all the accused persons assaulted the informant and her family members by means of lathi, danda etc. It is further alleged that one Dharmendra Sah assaulted the son of the informant by means of a sharp edged weapon, as a result of which, son of informant died during course of treatment.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84209 of 2025(2) dt.04-12-2025 2/2
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been made accused in this case merely because she happens to be wife of co-accused Dharmendra Sah, against whom, there is serious allegation of committing murder of son of informant. Similarly situated other co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by coordinate Benches of this Court. Petitioner is lady and claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. - VIII, Siwan in connection with Raghunath P.S. Case No. 196 of 2020, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T