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2026 DAILYLAW 41538 (PAT)

Anita Devi v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./80073/2025 · 2026-01-31

Rajesh Kumar Verma

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80073 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-384 Year-2024 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada ====================================================== Anita Devi Wife of Ajay Ram Resident of village - Pakadiya, P.S.- Muffasil, District – Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 5 31-01-2026 Heard Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Shailendra Kumar, learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 19.09.2025, in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 384 of 2024, FIR dated 01.10.2024 registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(4), 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. 3. Allegation against the petitioner is that she along with Manager of PACS sold 2381 quintal of paddy in open marekt for the purpose of black marketing. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and she has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80073 of 2025(5) dt.31-01-2026 2/2 petitioner has not committed any offences as alleged in the F.I.R. He further submits that the petitioner is only PACS member and she has no role at all in the present occurrence. The petitioner is rotting in judicial custody since 19.09.2025. 5. Learned counsel A.P.P. for the State, on the other hand has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that altogether 2381 quintal of paddy was misplaced from the godown and petitioner along with other co- accused persons have sold out the paddy in question and they have not paid the amount to the beneficiary and more than Rs.50. Lakhs have been embezzled by the petitioner along with other co-accused person. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 384 of 2024 pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada. 7. Prayer is refused. Suruchi/- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T