Patna High Court
Anu DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The court held that the petitioner had established a prima facie case for pre‑arrest bail and ordered his release on bail.
Summary
Anu Devi was implicated in a FIR alleging assault on the mother of an informant during a family property dispute, with charges under several IPC sections including assault, robbery and attempt to murder. The petitioner claimed innocence, asserting the incident arose from a self‑defence reaction to a fierce fight over ancestral property and that the injury to the informant’s mother was simple. The State opposed the pre‑arrest bail application. The court examined the FIR, the familial relationship, and the nature of the alleged injury, and concluded that the petitioner had made out a prima facie case for bail. Accordingly, the court directed that the petitioner be released on pre‑arrest bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the relevant procedural law. The order also directed the district court to verify the petitioner’s criminal antecedents, with the bail order to lapse if adverse findings emerge.
Issues considered
- Whether pre‑arrest bail should be granted in a case involving multiple serious IPC offences.
- Whether the petitioner’s claim of self‑defence and the simple nature of the injury justify bail.
- Whether the petitioner’s prior criminal record, if any, affects the grant of bail.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
- Indian Penal Code — s. 308, 323, 324, 34, 341, 379, 504, 506
Subjects
- pre‑arrest bail
- self‑defence
- family property dispute
- IPC offences
- bail conditions
- Section 482 CrPC
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1204 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-932 Year-2022 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East
Champaran
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Anu Devi, W/o Dhanilal Sah, R/o Village- Belawa Tiwari Tola, P.S-
Turkauliya, Dist- East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Prateek Tandon, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Anil Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
3 06-04-2026 Heard Mr. Prateek Tandon, learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Anil Kumar
learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection
with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 932/2022 registered for the
offence(s) punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 379, 504,
506, 308 and 34 of the IPC.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, all the
accused persons including the petitioner with an intention to kill
assaulted the mother of the informant, causing injury to her.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely
been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further
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submitted that petitioner and informant are own family members
and due to partition of ancestral property, an altercation took
place and both the sides entered into fierce fight and in the self-
defence, petitioner may have caused some injury on the person
of the informant’s mother without intention, however, the injury
sustained by the mother of the informant is simple in nature.
On these grounds, the petitioner seeks to be released on pre-
arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the
prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having heard the rival submissions made on
behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation
made in the FIR and the fact that petitioner and informant are
own family members and due to partition of ancestral property,
an altercation took place and both the sides entered into fierce
fight and in the self-defence, petitioner may have caused some
injury on the person of the informant’s mother without intention
and the injury sustained by the mother of the informant is
simple in nature, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima
facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be
released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender
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before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks
from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten
Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of learned CJM, Motihari, East Champaran /
Concerned Court in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No.
932/2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section
482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the
criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the
petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been
stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will
automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
Sanjay/-
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