Patna High Court
Suganti Devi @ Subhati Devi @ Subhanti DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The Court denied regular bail to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Suganti Devi, was arrested in connection with a case alleging that she and co‑accused strangled the informant’s daughter. She contended that she was falsely implicated because she opposed her son’s relationship with the deceased, who allegedly committed suicide. The petitioner applied for regular bail under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, claiming innocence and highlighting her prolonged custody since 15‑December‑2025. The State opposed the bail, emphasizing the seriousness of the charges. The Court, after considering the nature and gravity of the alleged offences, rejected the bail application and ordered the trial court to expedite the trial within one year. The order reflects the Court’s view that the seriousness of the alleged crime outweighs the petitioner’s bail request.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner in a case involving alleged murder under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 103(1), 3(5)
Subjects
- regular bail
- murder
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- gravity of offence
- custody
- trial expeditious
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19463 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2025 Thana- BASANTPUR District- Siwan
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Suganti Devi @ Subhati Devi @ Subhanti Devi Wife of Harishankar Ram @
Harishankar Resident of Village Barwa Kala, P.S.- Basantpur, District - Siwan
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Siyaram Shahi, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 01-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with
Basantpur P. S. Case No. 33 of 2025 registered for the offences
punishable under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita.
3. As per F.I.R., informant alleged that this petitioner
along with other F.I.R. named accused persons killed the
daughter of informant by strangulation.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner
has falsely been implicated in this case merely because she is
mother of co-accused Sonu Kumar, with whom the deceased
had love affair and petitioner used to oppose the relationship. As
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a matter of fact, deceased committed suicide. Petitioner is lady
and is in custody since 15.12.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed
the bail application.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of
the offence, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.
7. However, since petitioner is in custody since
15.12.2025, Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the
trial, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of
receipt/production of copy of this order.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-
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