Patna High Court
Neha KumariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- S B P SINGH
Holding
The court granted regular bail to the petitioner subject to bond and conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Neha Kumari, was arrested in connection with a robbery case (Govindganj P.S. Case No. 280 of 2025) where the accused allegedly lured an informant and his friends, seized cash, a gold chain and a mobile phone. The prosecution alleged that the robbery was carried out by Chandan Singh and his associates, but did not specifically allege any involvement by the petitioner, who is a woman. The petitioner’s counsel argued that she was falsely implicated, has no alleged overt act, and possesses a clean antecedent, having been in custody since 23‑11‑2025. The State opposed bail. The court, considering the lack of specific allegations against the petitioner and the period of custody, ordered her release on regular bail subject to a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and conditions of physical presence at trial. The order emphasizes that bail may be cancelled if the petitioner fails to appear for two consecutive dates without cause.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner, Neha Kumari, is entitled to regular bail despite being charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 111(1), 303(2), 308(5), 318(4), 336(4), 340(1), 340(2), 61(2)
Subjects
- regular bail
- robbery
- false implication
- Indian Penal Code
- criminal procedure
- clean antecedent
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3652 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-280 Year-2025 Thana- GOVINDGANJ District- East
Champaran
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Neha Kumari W/O Praveen Kumar R/O Village- Madhopur Hazari, P.S-
Sahebganj, Distt.- Muzaffarpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for
grant of regular bail in connection with Govindganj P.S. Case
No. 280 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 318(4), 303(2), 336(4), 340(1), 340(2), 308(5), 61(2)
and 111(1) of the BNS.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on
26.10.2025, the informant received a telephone call from mobile
number 7371926776, wherein the caller introduced himself as
Chandan Singh. He offered to sell gold jewellery and called the
informant to Imilia Madhopur Hazari, Sahibganj, District
Muzaffarpur. Acting upon the inducement, the informant visited
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the place on 28.10.2025, where accused Chandan Singh showed
him gold jewellery worth crores of rupees, thereby gaining his
confidence. Subsequently, on 20.11.2025, the informant, along
with his friends, carrying cash of Rs. 19,00,000/- went to
purchase the jewellery by his Honda City car. It is alleged that
co-accused Chandan Singh, deliberately misled the informant on
multiple locations, under the false pretext of finalising the deal.
Finally at Radhiya Road, co-accused Chandan Singh, met the
informant and took him and his friends to the house of Amresh
Pandey, falsely claiming it to be his own house. While engaging
the informant in conversation co-accused Chandan Singh called
his associates. On his call 7–8 associates arrived on
motorcycles, surrounded the informant and his friends and
forcibly robbed cash of Rs. 19,00,000/- a gold chain weighing
about 25 grams, and iPhone 16 Pro Max of the informant and
his freinds.
4.Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the
present case. It is contended that, even as per the prosecution
version, the petitioner, who is a lady, is not alleged to be among
the persons who lured the informant, offered to sell any house or
gold ornaments, or participated in the alleged transaction. It is
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further submitted that, according to the prosecution story itself,
the informant allegedly met Chandan Singh, who took him to
the house of Amresh Pandey, whereafter 7–8 unknown persons
arrived on 3–4 motorcycles and allegedly robbed Rs.
19,00,000/-, a mobile phone, and a gold chain. No specific overt
act has been attributed against the petitioner, nor there is any
allegation that any female person participated in the alleged
occurrence. Petitioner being a lady is languishing in judicial
custody since 23.11.2025 and a statement has been made in para
3 of the bail petition that she has clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State has
vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and considering
the period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be
released on bail after framing of charge on furnishing bail
bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the
like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief
Judicial Magistrate -1, East Champaran, Motihari in connection
with Govindganj P.S. Case No. 280 of 2025 subject to the
following conditions :-
(i). Petitioner will remain physically present in trial on
each and every date till the disposal of the case failing which, on
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two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of
the petitioner may be cancelled by the Trial Court.
(ii). One of the bailor shall be his family member.
(S. B. Pd. Singh, J)
Ankit Kumar/-
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