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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47458 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-53 Year-2019 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Anjali Wife of Late Rashid Resident of Mohalla - Khagra Machhmara, Ward No.- 32, P.O., P.S. and District - Kishanganj. ... ... Petitioner Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Nazni Khatoon Daughter of Md. Musafir Resident of village - Chhota Sumera, P.S.- Kudhani, District - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. NK Agrawal, Senior Advocate Mr.Pushpendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Zainul Abedin, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 19-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Nobody appears for opposite party no.2 despite valid service of notice. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in Kishanganj Mahila P.S. Case No. 53 of 2019 registered for the offence under Sections 376, 341, 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. As per prosecution case, the informant was married with one Md. Samir in the year 2017 and after a few months, she returned to her maika. It is alleged that but due to some quarrel between informant and her mother, the informant left her maika and boarded in a bus. It is further alleged that one person namely Firoz, after misguiding her, brought her in a red light area in Kishanganj and sold her to one Krishna. Thereafter, it is alleged that Krishna sent the informant to house of co-accused Majida, where she was assaulted and forced in the business of prostitution. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is neither named in the FIR nor the victim, in her statement recorded under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, has named her. Petitioner has been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47458 of 2025(3) dt.19-12-2025 2/2 implicated in this case only because she happens to be mother of co-accused Firoz. Charge sheet has already been filed. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and she is in custody since 23.3.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the nature of accusation, materials collected during investigation and period of custody of the petitioner who is a lady, her prayer for regular bail is allowed.
Let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Exclusive Special Judge POCSO, Kishanganj in Kishanganj Mahila Police Station Case No. 53 of 2019. shashi/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T