Patna High Court
DilkhushversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
Holding
The Court granted anticipatory bail to petitioner No. 3, directing her release on bail with bond and sureties subject to Section 482(2).
Summary
The petitioners sought anticipatory bail in a criminal case (Sikti P.S. Case No. 197 of 2025) involving offences under Sections 115(2), 126, 109, 351(2), 252, 3(5) and 103 of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes, 2023. Petitioners 1 (Dilkhush) and 2 (Mahmad) withdrew their bail applications, leaving only petitioner 3, Nurjan Khatun, who is alleged to be a family member with no direct involvement in the fatal assault. The learned counsel argued that there is no prima facie case against her and highlighted her clean antecedent. The Additional Public Prosecutor opposed bail. The Court, noting the absence of any prima facie allegation against the petitioner and her clean record, ordered that she be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties, subject to the conditions of Section 482(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to petitioner No. 3 in view of the lack of prima facie evidence against her.
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- criminal procedure
- Bihar Negotiable Statutes
- prima facie
- clean antecedent
- family member liability
- bail bond
- Section 482(2)
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24400 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-197 Year-2025 Thana- SIKTI District- Araria
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1. Dilkhush S/o Wahab R/o Village - Belguri, P.S - Sikti, District – Araria.
2. Mahmad @ Mamhad S/o Late Dolo R/o Village - Belguri, P.S - Sikti,
District – Araria.
3. Nurjan Khatun @ Noor Jahan Khatoon W/o Mahmad @ Mamhad R/o
Village - Belguri, P.S - Sikti, District – Araria.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Baleshwar Kamat, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
2 23-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor
appearing on behalf of the State.
2. At the outset, it is submitted by learned counsel
appearing for the petitioners that he may be permitted to
withdraw the prayer of anticipatory bail for petitioner no. 1
namely, Dilkhush and petitioner no. 2, namely, Mahmad @
Mamhad for the present.
3. Request allowed.
4. Accordingly, the prayer of anticipatory bail of
above named petitioner nos. 1 and 2 stands dismissed as
withdrawn for the present.
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5. Now, this petition survives only for petitioner no.
3, namely, Nurjan Khatun @ Noor Jahan Khatoon.
6. The accused/petitioner apprehending her
arrest in connection with Sikti P.S. Case No. 197 of 2025
registered for the offences punishable under Sections
115(2), 126, 109, 351(2), 252, 3(5) and 103 of BNS,
2023.
7. As per FIR, one quarrel/altercation took place
between the parents of two families due to quarrel of
childrens, wherein mother-in-law of the informant was
assaulted by one Dilkhush and Mahmad @ Mamhad by iron
rod, subsequently she died. Assault alleged to be made on
head and other body parts during the occurrence.
8. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
behalf of the petitioner that the allegation to cause fatal
assault is not available against this petitioner and she
implicated only being family member. It is submitted that
petitioner is a lady of clean antecedent.
9. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.
10. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by
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taking note of fact as prima facie allegation of fatal assault is
not available against this petitioner, who is a lady of clean
antecedent, accordingly, petitioner no. 3, namely, Nurjan
Khatun @ Noor Jahan Khatoon, in the event of her arrest or
surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of
four weeks of the order, is directed to be released on bail
furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction
of the learned J.M. 1st Class, Araria/concerned Court, where
the case is pending in connection with Sikti P.S. Case No.
197 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under
Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)
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