IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25413 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-522 Year-2025 Thana- MADHUBANI TOWN District- Madhubani ====================================================== Punita Devi W/O Sri Ram Prasad Sahani R/O Village- Khajuri (Navtoli), P.S.- Madhubani Town, Distt.- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Murari Narain Chaudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 16-04-2026 Heard Mr. Murari Narain Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Ram Sevak Choudhary, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 13.02.2026 in connection with Madhubani Town P.S. Case No. 522 of 2025 G.R. No. 2957 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 24.11.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. 3. According to prosecution case, On 23.11.2025 at about 05:30 in the evening, Hari Sahani came at the shop of Rajesh Kumar Sahani and asked for ten puriya shikhar. Informant's son said him to pay the dues then only he will give the article. Informant was cutting the grass near the shop and his Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25413 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/4 wife was also there. In the meanwhile, informant heard the hot talk and went at the shop and said Hari Sahani to go from the shop. Hari Sahani went from the shop and after some time, he along with Indal Sahani, Baijnath Sahani, Fulo Devi, wife of Ram Prasad Sahani all came at the shop and started abusing Rajesh Kumar Sahani. On protest by informant and his wife, Indal Sahani and Baijnath Sahani pushed them and they both inflicted knife blow in abdomen and chest of Rajesh Kumar Sahani, due to which he fell down. Other accused persons also assaulted him with lathi danda, fists and slaps. Indal Sahani again assaulted Rajesh Kumar Sahani on his testicles by leg. On hulla nearby people came then accused persons flee away. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. Although petitioner is named in the FIR but from bare perusal of the FIR it appears that there is no specific allegation of assault against the petitioner. The specific allegation of assault is against the co-accused persons, namely, Hari Sahani, Indal Sahani and Baijnath Sahani. The petitioner is the wife of the co-accused, Ram Prasad Sahni so she has been made accused in the present case. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25413 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 3/4 sheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 13.02.2026. 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, petitioner has clean antecedent and there is no specific allegation of assault against the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Madhubani / In charge Successor Court in connection with Madhubani Town P.S. Case No. 522 of 2025 / G.R. No. 2957 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. iii. And further condition that the court below shall Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25413 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 4/4 verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. atul/- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T