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2026 DAILYLAW 9777 (PAT)

Vandana Devi v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./18178/2026 · 2026-03-25

Sunil Dutta Mishra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18178 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2026 Thana- HALSI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== 1. Vandana Devi W/o Jairam Mistri R/o Village- Konag, P.S- Halsi, Distt.- Lakhisarai. 2. Soni Devi W/o Sanoj Mistri @ Sanoj Sharma R/o Village- Konag, P.S- Halsi, Distt.- Lakhisarai. 3. Soni Kumari @ Soni Devi W/o Ranjeet Kumar Sharma @ Sanjeet Mishtri @ Sanjit Kumar Sharma R/o Village- Konag, P.S- Halsi, Distt.- Lakhisarai. 4. Sima Kumari @ sima devi W/o Vijay Kumar Sharma R/o Village- Konag, P.S- Halsi, Distt.- Lakhisarai. 5. Dashrath Mistri S/o Late Radheshyam Mistri R/o Village- Konag, P.S- Halsi, Distt.- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sheo Nandan Prasad, Advocate. Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Murli Dhar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 25-03-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No.02 of 2026 instituted under Sections 126(1), 115(1), 352, 109(1), 351(2), 74, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. 3. As per the prosecution case, all the accused persons including the petitioners after drinking assaulted the informant and her husband near Kali temple in front of her house due to Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18178 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 which they received injury. It is further alleged that they have threatened to beat her and encroach the way by tying the cow on the road. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioners and informant both are co-villagers and there is land dispute between them due to which free fight takes place and there is case and counter case between them. Learned counsel submits that the injury to the injured is simple in nature. He further submits that petitioners have got clean antecedent and they undertake to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioners as well as the fact that the injury to the injured is simple in nature, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18178 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 learned J.M. 1st Class, Lakhisarai/ concerned Court in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No.02 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Ritik/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T