Patna High Court
Gyanti DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- ANIL KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Gyanti Devi, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a police case alleging offences under several sections of the BNS, 2023, arising from a food‑poisoning incident involving a laddu. The FIR alleged that the petitioner, along with the co‑accused, caused the victim’s nausea after she ate the laddu. The petitioner contended that she was falsely implicated and that the incident was merely a case of food poisoning, supported by a medical report. The court examined the nature of the allegations and the lack of serious evidence against the petitioner. Considering the submissions, the court exercised its power under Section 438(2) of the CrPC and Section 482(2) of the BNS, 2023, and granted anticipatory bail with conditions. The order directed the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties if arrested within four weeks.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 438 of the CrPC in view of the alleged offences under the BNS, 2023
- Whether the allegations constitute a serious offence warranting denial of bail
Legislation cited
- BNS, 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 123, 303(2), 3(5), 482(2), 74, 85
- Code of Criminal Procedure — s. 438(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 438 CrPC
- Section 482 BNS
- food poisoning
- false implication
- criminal procedure
- Bihar
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9224 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2025 Thana- TARAIYA District- Saran
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Gyanti Devi W/o Madan Sah R/o Vill- Bhagwatpur, P.S- Taraiya, Dist- Saran-
841424
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jeetendra Narayan
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
3 27-04-2026 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and
learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail,
arises out of Taraiya Police Station Case No. 223 of 2025,
disclosing offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 74, 109, 123,
303(2), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
3. As per the complaint-cum-FIR, the marriage of
the daughter of the informant was solemnized with the co-
accused Mahendra Kumar on 28.11.2024. It has further been
alleged that on 10.04.2025, on the occasion of Mahaveer
Jayanti, co-accused Mahendra Kumar brought laddu and asked
his brother Sajan Kumar to give it to his wife, upon which
petitioner also insisted the victim to eat laddu and after eating
the same, she felt nauseatic and was taken to the hospital.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case with
oblique motive. As per the allegation made in the complaint-
cum-FIR, the laddu was brought by the victim's husband and
upon eating the same, it appears that the victim developed food
poisoning. The medical report of the victim is annexed at
Annexure P/2, in which the doctor has found the symptom of
vomiting for one day and has prescribed Oral Rehydration Salts,
Ondansetron Hydrochloride etc. It is a very common kind of
medicines of food poisoning. No serious allegation is there
against the petitioner.
5. Having regard to the submissions made on
behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the nature of
allegation against the petitioner, I am inclined to grant the
petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.
6. This application is, accordingly, allowed.
7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of
his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four
weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial
Magistrate 13th, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Taraiya
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Police Station Case No. 223 of 2025, subject to the condition
laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal
Procedure/Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
HarshPandey/-
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