Shobha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91799 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2025 Thana- PATKHAULI District- West Champaran ====================================================== Shobha Devi W/o Madan Ram Resident of village- Pirpati, P.S.- Yogapatti, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Archana Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Pathkhauli P.S. Case No. 213 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 143, 61(2) (3) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the petitioner along with others are indulged in human trafficking.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that a bare perusal of the FIR, it is not clear as to whom the petitioner has allegedly trafficked. A general and vague story has been created that the petitioner and others are indulging in human trafficking. There is no complaint from any person and from a perusal of the order of the learned trial court also, it transpires that during the course of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91799 of 2025(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 investigation, no victim has given her statement regarding the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons has been granted bail by this Court and a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 15.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 84892 of 2025 and vide order dated 22.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 84326 of 2025 respectively. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 03.09.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bagaha, West Champaran, Bettiah in connection with Pathkhauli P.S. Case No. 213 of 2025. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T