IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8937 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2005 Thana- BARGAINIA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Sonam @ Sanam @ Sangeeta Devi W/o- Rajkumar Ram @ Rajkumar Mushar R/v- W.no-1, Padarcap, Tariwana, Ps- Laukariya, Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ayush Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bairgania P.S. Case No. 64 of 2005, registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 332, 302, 364, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the CLA Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, police received information about assembly of armed extremists in a math. The area was cordoned of and the extremists resorted to firing, killing a police personnel on spot. Police retaliated and the extremists retreated from the area. The petitioner is said to be one of the accused persons present during the occurrence. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8937 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a lady and she has been falsely implicated in this case. Petitioner is not named in the FIR and altogether 100-125 persons have been made accused in the present case. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from person or possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no knowledge about institution of FIR against her and she came to know only when she has been remanded in the present case after passage of 20 years. The petitioner and others have no nexus with any naxalite organization and she remained engaged in household activities. A number of villagers including females and children have been made accused in the present case out of personal grudge. Charge sheet has been submitted on 25.07.2025, i.e., after passage of 20 years. Petitioner is having antecedent of four cases and she is on bail in all the cases. The petitioner is in custody since 04.06.2025. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. 6. Having regard to the fact and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is a lady and further considering the general and omnibus nature of allegation and also considering Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8937 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 her period of custody and submission of charge sheet, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Sitamarhi/concerned court, in connection with Bairgania P.S. Case No. 64 of 2005, subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the BNSS and other following conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court. (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned. anuradha/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T