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2026 DAILYLAW 43012 (PAT)

Lalita Devi @ Lila Devi v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./85627/2025 · 2026-02-02

Satyavrat Verma

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85627 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1454 Year-2024 Thana- MADHEPURA District- Madhepura ====================================================== 1. Lalita Devi @ Lila Devi W/o Gajendra Sah R/o Village - Manikpur, P.S - Madhepura (Bharrahi O.P), District - Madhepura 2. Gajendra Sah S/o Late Pradhi Sah R/o Village - Manikpur, P.S - Madhepura (Bharrahi O.P), District - Madhepura 3. Mamta Devi @ Mamta Kumari W/o Manish Kumar Sah R/o Village - Manikpur, P.S - Madhepura (Bharrahi O.P), District - Madhepura 4. Gautam Kumar S/o Gajendra Sah R/o Village - Manikpur, P.S - Madhepura (Bharrahi O.P), District - Madhepura 5. Arun Kumar S/o Lal Sah R/o Village - Manikpur, P.S - Madhepura (Bharrahi O.P), District - Madhepura 6. Pravin Kumar @ Anshu Kumar S/o Lal Sah R/o Village - Manikpur, P.S - Madhepura (Bharrahi O.P), District - Madhepura 7. Raju @ Rajan Swarnkar S/o Shyam Sundar Swarnkar R/o Village - Madhepura (Bharrahi O.P), District - Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nafisuzzoha Mr. Mirza Ahraz Baig For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 02-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 303(2), 109, 352, 191(2) of the B.N.S. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85627 of 2025(2) dt.02-02-2026 2/3 the petitioners have antecedent of one case, but then, the said case was instituted by the instant informant. It is further submitted that petitioner nos.1 and 3 are women and the informant alleges that named accused persons including the petitioners along with 3-4 unknown accused came and started abusing and Lila Devi assaulted her by dabiya causing injury on head, while Gajendra with spear and Gautam with rod and Raju with lathi assaulted causing injury on hand and accused snatched chain and took away cash. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case on account of dispute relating to land. It is next submitted that an altercation had taken place in which both sides assaulted each other. It is also submitted that though informant alleges that she was assaulted by the named accused persons, but then, injury suffered by the injured has been opined to be simple as would manifest from the order impugned. It is further submitted that since no occurrence as alleged took place, hence no case came to be instituted from the side of the petitioners. It is next submitted that no doubt, petitioners have antecedent, but then, the case was instituted by the instant informant, as such, it cannot be construed that petitioners are criminals. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85627 of 2025(2) dt.02-02-2026 3/3 5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Madhepura (Bharrahi O.P.) P. S. Case No.1454 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S. 7. The application stands allowed. vikash/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T