IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18267 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-5 Year-2025 Thana- Sonki District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1. Devki Solanki @ Devaki W/o Jaggu Solanki R/o Village- Gular ka Nagla, Naiyee Aabadi, Bodla, P.S.- Jagdishpur, Distt.- Agra, Uttar Pradesh 2. Arti @ Atri Devi W/o Lakshman R/o Sultanpuri, B4/245, Presently Karan Public School, Gali No. 1, P.S., Aman Vihar, Sultanpuri, Distt-Delhi 3. Mina Devi W/o Shankar Lal R/o sector 20, P.S.- Rohini, Sultanpuri, Delhi ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Kanchan Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4 26-03-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Sonki P.S. Case No. 05 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 303(2), 316(2), 318(4), 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners, all women, are alleged members of an interstate gang that cheats people by gaining their trust. In this case, the informant, who runs Gungun Vastralaya in Sonki, was lured into paying Rs. 3,50,000 in advance for two kilograms of gold after being shown a genuine sample. The accused then disappeared, and it Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18267 of 2025(4) dt.26-03-2026 2/2 is alleged they have committed similar frauds in other places. The petitioner are in custody since 09.01.2025. 4. The allegations against the petitioners are serious and grave in nature. There is sufficient material on record to connect the petitioners with the commission of the offence. 5. Considering the seriousness of the allegations levelled against the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, this application for regular bail stands rejected. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T