Patna High Court
Anjali DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SONI SHRIVASTAVA
Holding
The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to bond and sureties, under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. and Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.
Summary
Anjali Devi, mother of alleged co‑accused Solu Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Muffasil P.S. No. 487 of 2024) alleging conspiracy to kidnap an informant’s niece and threats of violence under Sections 139 and 87 of the B.N.S. The prosecution opposed the bail, while the petitioner’s counsel argued that the victim girl had a consensual love relationship, marriage and pregnancy with Solu Kumar, and that the case stemmed from a misunderstanding. The court examined the relationship, the statements recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, and the seriousness of the alleged offences. Considering the familial connection and the circumstances, the court granted anticipatory bail, subject to a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, and conditioned it on compliance with Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. in view of the allegations under Sections 139 and 87 B.N.S.
- Whether the familial relationship and the victim’s statement under Section 183 BNSS affect the grant of bail
Legislation cited
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- conspiracy to kidnap
- threats of violence
- Section 139
- Section 87
- Section 183
- Section 438
- Section 482
- Criminal Procedure Code
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23445 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-487 Year-2024 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada
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Anjali Devi Wife of Pappu singh @ Papapu singh Resident of village-
Gangarampur, Ps- Narhat, Dist- Nawada
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Parashuram Singh, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
ORAL ORDER
2 18-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in
connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 487 of 2024 in a case
registered for the offence punishable under Sections 139/87 of
the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is
accused of conspiring to kidnap the informant’s niece and
subsequently threatening the informant and his family with
threats of violence.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits at the
outset that the petitioner is the mother of Solu Kumar with
whom, it has been alleged that the victim girl had fled away. It is
further submitted that the victim girl, after the recovery has got
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her statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS wherein
she has accepted the fact that she was having a love relationship
with Solu Kumar and they had also eventually got married and
that she was pregnant. The learned counsel also invites the
attention of this Court to Annexure P/2 which is an application
filed on behalf of the father of the victim girl before the learned
Court of the A.C.J.M., stating Nawada that his daughter is aged
about 20 years and after marriage with co-accused Solu Kumar,
a child has also been born out of the wedlock. He has
specifically stated that the present case has been filed out of her
misunderstanding.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the
application for anticipatory bail.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and
circumstances and also considering the fact that the petitioner is
the mother of the alleged main accused with whom the victim
had a love relationship, let the above named petitioner, in the
event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below
within a period of 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 court below where the case is pending/successor court
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in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 487 of 2024, subject
to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the
Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
(Soni Shrivastava, J)
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