Patna High CourtCR. MISC./88350/2025bail granted

Reena Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-15Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88350 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2025 Thana- BANDHUWA KURAWA District- Banka ====================================================== Reena Devi W/o Bhanu Yadav @ Bhanu Pratap Yadav R/o Village - Kharauni, P.S - Bandhuwa Kurawa, District - Banka ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pratyush Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Nirmala Kumari, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Debesh Kumar Poddar, Advocvate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard Mr. Pratyush Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Debesh Kumar Poddar, learned counsel for the Informant and Mrs. Nirmala Kumari, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 16.10.2025 in connection with Bandhuwa Kurawa P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 15.10.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109, 74, 352, 351 (2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. According to prosecution case, petitioner and other co-accused persons are alleged to have assaulted the informant and his family members. The specific allegation against the petitioner is that she gave axe blow on the nose of the informant's brother.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88350 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Although the specific allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R. that the petitioner has assaulted the informant's brother on his nose and the injury is found to be grievous in nature. There is case and counter case and there was no intention to kill the informant's brother. Both sides have received the injury and the petitioner herself has received the injury in the present occurrence. The Police after investigation, submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 16.10.2025.

5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that there is specific allegation of assault against the petitioner who has received grievous injury and apart from that the petitioner carries one more case other than the present one but fairly submits on the basis of paragraph 3 of the bail petition that he is on bail in the pending matter.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, there is case and counter case, petitioner is a lady and is in custody since 16.10.2025, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88350 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Bandhuwa Kurawa P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025, with the following conditions:

i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ranjeet/- U T