IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40836 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Manju Devi W/O Late Laloo Mahto @ Late Lalu Mahto Resident of Village- Dilawarpur, P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 41715 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sarita Devi w/o Baidhnath Sahni Village- Samaspura, PS- Lalganj, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 43633 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Dinanath Paswan S/o Late Jalim Paswan R/o Village- Dilabarpur, P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 50944 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Manoj Sahni @ Jila Sahni Son of Harindar Sahni R/O Bilanpur Laxmi Narayanpur, P.S.- Lalganj, District - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40836 of 2025(4) dt.04-09-2025 2/5 ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 40836 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajeev Ranjan No. Ii For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 41715 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Bela Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mohammed Arif (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 43633 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Santosh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Renuka Ratnakar (App.125) (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 50944 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhirendra Prasad Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Syed Mojibur Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4 04-09-2025 Ref:- Cr. Misc. No. 40836 of 2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 310(2) of the BNS. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that she has actively played her role as informer of dacoits. She has informed that there is a lot of money and jewellaries of gold and silver in the house of the informant. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a woman and is aged about 74 years. The petitioner is in custody since 18.04.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40836 of 2025(4) dt.04-09-2025 3/5 opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the fact that the petitioner is a woman aged about 74 years, her application for regular bail is allowed. 7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, 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 the learned A.C.J.M.-VIII, Vaishali at Hajipur/concerned Court below in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025 subject to condition that:- (i). The petitioner shall appear in the trial regularly either personally or through her lawyer and shall cooperate in the trial and non-cooperation in the trial shall result in cancellation of the bail bond of the petitioner. Ref:- Cr. Misc. No. 41715 of 2025, Cr. Misc. No. 43633 of 2025 & Cr. Misc. No. 50944 of 2025 These cases are arising out of the same P.S. Case, hence, they are being heard together and are being decided by a common order. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 3. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025 registered for the offence Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40836 of 2025(4) dt.04-09-2025 4/5 under Section 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners are accused of committing loot in the house of the informant. 5. So far as the petitioner namely Sarita Devi is concerned, she is the wife of the co-accused Baidhnath Sahni, she went with Baidhnath Sahani to jewellary shop of co- accused Raja Kumar to sell the looted gold jewellaries. On 05.03.2025, more than One Lakh rupees was also deposited in her account. She is in custody since 18.04.2025. 6. So far as the petitioner namely Dinanath Paswan is concerned, his name has come on the basis of the confessional statement of co-accused Baidhnath Sahni. He has also confessed his guilt in his confessional statement. He appears to be member of the gang of criminals/dacoits. He is in custody since 18.04.2025. 7. So far as the petitioner namely Manoj Sahni @ Jila Sahni is concerned, at the instance of the petitioner, the looted articles were recovered from the house of the co-accused Baidhnath Sahani and Arun Sah. He is in custody since 09.03.2025. 8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and also considering the allegations levelled against these Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40836 of 2025(4) dt.04-09-2025 5/5 petitioners, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioners. 9. Accordingly, these applications for regular bail stands rejected. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T