Khushbu DeviversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84455 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2025 Thana- CHAUTHAM District- Khagaria
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                 Khushbu Devi Wife of Biranchi Kumar @ Biranchi Sah, Resident of Village-
                 Thuthi Mohanpur (Thana Tola), P.S.- Chautham, District- Khagaria.

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                          ... ... Opposite Party
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   11-02-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                   2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in

                   connection with Chautham P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025, dated

                   10.05.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section

                   137(2) of the B.N.S., 2023, which was later converted into

                   Sections 103(1), 238 and 61(2) read with Section 3(5) of the

                   B.N.S., 2023.

                                   3. As per the prosecution case, the three year old

                   child of the informant went missing and later on his dead body

                   was recovered from a maize field. The name of the petitioner

                   along with the co-accused transpired during investigation for

                   killing the said child.

                                   4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
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          petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in

          the present case. The petitioner is sister-in-law of the informant

          and the allegation is simply not believable. The police recorded

          the self-inculpatory confession of the petitioner and co-accused

          and it appears that the co-accused, who is also sister-in-law of

          this petitioner, named this petitioner and it appears that both the

          co-accused persons have been blaming each other for causing

          the death of child of the informant. The co-accused Sulekha

          Devi has been granted bail by a learned co-ordinate Bench of

          this Court vide order dated 17.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.

          63630 of 2025 and the case of the petitioner stands on similar

          footing. Learned counsel next submits that petitioner is having

          clean antecedent and chargesheet has been submitted. Learned

          counsel lastly submits that petitioner is in custody since

          13.05.2025.

                          5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State

          opposes the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner.

                          6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and

          submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the

          fact that petitioner is a lady and further considering her period

          of custody, clean antecedent and submission of chargesheet and

          also considering the grant of bail to a similarly placed co-
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                    accused by a learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court, the

                    petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail, on

                    furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand

                    Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

                    satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Khagaria /

                    concerned Court, in connection with Chautham P.S. Case No.

                    113 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section

                    480(3) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions:

                                    (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the

                    petitioner.

                                    (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and

                    every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned

                    trial Court.

                                    (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates

                    or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the

                    petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.



                                                                  (Arun Kumar Jha, J)

Shahnawaz/-

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