Patna High Court
Jyoti KumariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The Court allowed the anticipatory bail application, directing release on bail subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.
Summary
The petitioners, Jyoti Kumari and Ajanasiya Devi, women residents of Bhagwanpur, Begusarai, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under multiple sections of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act. They asserted they have clean antecedents, are young women, and were falsely implicated in a mob incident allegedly led by a person named Ramprit, with the FIR containing vague and omnibus allegations. The State opposed the bail, arguing the seriousness of the offences. The Court examined the petitioners' claims of false implication and lack of specific allegations against them. Considering the submissions, the Court directed that if arrested or surrendered within six weeks, the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S. The application for anticipatory bail was allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under the circumstances of alleged false implication and lack of specific charges.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- criminal procedure
- false implication
- women
- Bihar Negotiable Statutes
- Arms Act
- Section 482(2)
- bail bond
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18979 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-316 Year-2025 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Begusarai
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1. Jyoti Kumari D/O Bengo Mukhiya @ Brahamdev Mukhiya R/O Village-
Bhith, ward No. 12, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, District- Begusarai
2. Ajanasiya Devi @ Ajmesiya Devi W/O Amarjeet Mukhiya R/O Village-
Bhith, ward No. 12, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, District- Begusarai
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam
For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Pushpa Sinha.1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 02-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their
arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(2),
109(1), 132, 121(1), 121(2), 125(a), 125(b), 221, 192, 61(2),
263, 324(4) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and are women
and petitioner no.1 is a young lady aged about 22 years and in
sum and substance the allegation is that under the leadership of
Ramprit, a mob gathered for freeing the apprehended accused
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involved in liquor trade and the accused were identified based
on video footage.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case with
general and omnibus allegation. It is next submitted that from
perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest
that no specific allegation is alleged against the petitioners. It is
also submitted that since petitioners are resident of nearby the
place of occurrence where the occurrence took place, as such,
they also came out of their house to witness the occurrence,
when they came to be implicated.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail
application.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners, above-named, in the
event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below
within a period of six weeks, are directed to be released on bail
on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/-
(Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like
amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where
the case is pending/successor Court in connection with
Bhagwanpur P. S. Case No.316 of 2025, subject to the
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conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
vikash/-
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