Pinki Devi v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.56506 of 2024, decided 04-09-2024 by Justice Arun Kumar Jha: anticipatory bail allowed to Pinki Devi apprehending arrest in Shambhuganj P.S. Case No. 164 of 2024 (District Banka; IPC ss. 341, 323, 307, 379, 504, 506/34); A.P.P. for the State had opposed the prayer; court relied on vague allegation, possibility of false implication and parties' relationship; release on Rs. 10,000 bond with two like sureties before CJM Banka, subject to s. 438(2) CrPC conditions, close-relative bailor and trial-court attendance.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed: petitioner to be released on arrest or surrender within eight weeks on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka, in connection with Shambhuganj P.S. Case No. 164 of 2024, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions and: (i) one bailor to be a close relative of the petitioner; (ii) petitioner to remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below if so required by the learned trial court.