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Patna High Court

Sambida Khatoon @ Samida KhatoonversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
BAIL GRANTED

Holding

The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to bond and surety conditions.

Summary

The petitioner, Sambida Khatoon, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case alleging offences under various sections of the IPC, the Bihar Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Section 6 of the POCSO Act. She contended that she has a clean record, is a woman, and that the allegations of rape by a man named Gullu are false, arising from a personal dispute. The State opposed the bail, arguing the seriousness of the charges. The court examined whether the allegations warranted denial of bail and considered the provisions of Section 438 of the CrPC and Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Finding no sufficient ground to deny bail, the court granted anticipatory bail subject to a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, along with conditions under the relevant statutes.

Issues considered

  • Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 438 of the CrPC and Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
  • Whether the allegations against the petitioner are sufficient to justify denial of bail.

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • anticipatory bail
  • false implication
  • rape allegation
  • POCSO Act
  • Criminal Procedure Code
  • women's rights
  • bail conditions

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17837 of 2026
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-47 Year-2025 Thana- Sahayak Khajanchi District- Purnia
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                 Sambida Khatoon @ Samida Khatoon W/o Md Rizvan R/o vill- Madhopara
                 Mushari Tola Verma Cell Road, Thana- Sahayak Khajanchi, at present R/o
                 Pakariya, Thana- Kasba, District- Purnea

                                                                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    X D/o Y R/o vill - Prabhat Colony, ward no. 30, P.S- K. Hat, Distt.- Purnea

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Ram Prawesh Kumar
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Shailendra Kumar
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   13-05-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. Petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered

                   for the offence punishable under Sections 127(2), 115(2),

                   65(1)61(2), 352, 351(2) B.N.S 2023 and 06 of Pocso Act 2012.

                                3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a woman and

                   the informant alleges that Gullu along with his three friends

                   came and said that her elder sister’s friend is ill, thus they have

                   come to pick up, accordingly she sat with Gullu on his bike, but

                   Gullu instead of taking her to the house of Ayushi, that is friend

                   of her sister, took the informant to the house of his aunt, that is,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17837 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026
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          petitioner, where Gullu, his aunt, sister and mother came and

          sent the informant to another place, thereafter, they took them in

          a tin house and left the informant alone with Gullu, further she

          remained there in late night as Gullu disclosed that her sister’s

          friend is being treated by doctor, thereafter, Gullu raped her

          forcefully and the next day, Tanweer, Aman and Shanu dropped

          her near GMCH.

                       4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

          petitioner submits that the petitioner is falsely implicated in the

          instant case by the informant, it is further submitted that the

          allegation as alleged with regard to petitioner, mother and sister

          of Gullu does not inspire confidence, it is also submitted that it

          does not appear probable that mother, sister and aunt of Gullu

          would have left informant and Gullu in a tin house, allowing

          Gullu to commit rape, it is next submitted that Gullu and the

          victim were in love, as such informant had come to meet him

          but under parental pressure, the instant false case came to be

          instituted implicating the family members of Gullu, it is next

          submitted that even presuming what has been alleged is true

          without admitting that thrust of the allegation is against Gullu.

                    5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for

          anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
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                                   6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, let

                      the petitioner, as named above, in the event of her arrest or

                      surrender within four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on

                      furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with

                      two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the

                      learned D.A.S.J 6th Cum Special Judge(POCSO), Purnea in

                      connection with Sahayak Khazanchi P.S. Case No. 47 of 2025,

                      subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the

                      Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya

                      Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.



                                                                           (Satyavrat Verma, J)
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