IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25751 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2025 Thana- SHANKARPUR District- Madhepura ====================================================== Mala Devi W/o Jitan Rishidev @ Jitendra Rishidev R/o vill - Sonbharsa Anchal Shankarpur, ward no. 6, P.O. - Barahi Hansanpur, Distt.- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Pooja Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 09-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. 3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other co-accused persons is said to have killed the daughter of the informant by brutally assaulting her. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that general and omnibus allegations have been made against the petitioner and others in the First Information Report of assault by means of lathi, rod, fists etc. It is further submitted that the FIR has been lodged after a delay of three days and no motive has been assigned as to why the said assault was made upon the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25751 of 2026(3) dt.09-06-2026 2/2 deceased. It is next submitted that similarly situated co- accused, namely, Ranju Devi has been granted the privilege of bail by this Court vide order dated 13.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No.75206 of 2025. Further, the petitioner is in custody since 12.09.2025 and charge-sheet has been submitted. Further, she is a lady and has no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned APP for the State opposed the grant of bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the delay caused in lodging the FIR, coupled with the fact that similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by this Court, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Madhepura/concerned Court below in connection with Shankarpur P.S. Case No. 21 of 2025. anand/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T