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2026 DAILYLAW 6127 (PAT)

Punam Devi v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./19609/2026 · 2026-05-05

Prabhat Kumar Singh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19609 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-337 Year-2025 Thana- MURLIGANJ District- Madhepura ====================================================== 1. Punam Devi W/O Rajkumar Yadav R/O Parmanandpur, Ward No.-09, P.S- Murliganj, Distt.- Madhepura. 2. Guriya Devi W/O Suman Kumar @ Suman Yadav R/O Parmanandpur, Ward No.-09, P.S- Murliganj, Distt.- Madhepura. 3. Khushbu Devi W/O Bhuwan Yadav R/O Parmanandpur, Ward No.-09, P.S- Murliganj, Distt.- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per F.I.R., co-accused Raj Kumar Yadav assaulted on the head of the husband of informant with iron rod and thereafter, all the named accused persons assaulted him as a result of which, he died on the spot. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19609 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/2 Specific accusation of assault is against co-accused Raj Kumar Yadav. Post-mortem report also reveals only one injury, on the head of the deceased. Allegation against petitioners is general and omnibus. Police, after investigation, submitted final form against these petitioners. Petitioners are ladies and claim clean antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the nature of accusation, post-mortem report and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail- bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura in connection with Murliganj, Madhepura P. S. Case No. 337 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T