Kunko Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84995 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2024 Thana- PARBATTA District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Kunko Devi W/o Rambilash Mandal @ Pokhri Mandal R/o Village - Pachasi, P.S - Ismailpur, District - Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pratyush Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 140(3) of the Bharatiya Nayay Sanhita, 2023.
3. According to prosecution case, the informant alleged that her son, namely, Abhinandan Kumar (now, deceased) was residing at her paternal home from past 20 years. On 06.07.2024, at about 10:30 P.M one of her relatives, namely, Chotu Khapri came and took away her son and since then never returned home. Later on, his dead body was recovered from the road side.
4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that this petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case since she is step mother of the deceased and there was some property dispute between the deceased and other family
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84995 of 2025(14) dt.07-07-2026 2/3 members. Petitioner is not named in the FIR. Learned counsel submits that save and except suspicion, there is no other direct or indirect evidence against the petitioner to show his complicity in the occurrence. Similarly situated co-accused have already been allowed bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order passed in Cr.Mis.No. 504/2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for pre-arrest bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of this petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let this petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.7,000/- (seven thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Naugachia, Bhagalpur in Parbatta Police Station Case No. 119/2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T
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