Sunaina Devi v. The State of Bihar
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Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.17114 of 2025, oral order dated 25-07-2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra. Anticipatory bail ALLOWED for petitioners Sunaina Devi (w/o Ramashankar Mahto) and Sulekha Devi (w/o Ghuran Mahto), residents of Village Rahuwa, Ward No.-15, P.S. Khagaria (Gangour), District Khagaria, who apprehended arrest in Khagaria (Gangour) P.S. Case No. 857 of 2018 (Year 2018) under Sections 406, 419, 420, 467, 468/34 IPC — prosecution alleges all accused fraudulently got a loan of Rs. 98,000/- from the Bank using false/fabricated L.P.C. (Land Possession Certificate). Conditions: arrest/surrender before lower court within six weeks; bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of like amount; compliance with Section 482(2), Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Parity basis: co-accused granted anticipatory bail on 09.05.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 27789 of 2025. Other defence points: falsely implicated, omnibus allegation, no specific overt act, no criminal antecedent. State opposed via APP Mrs. Shaheen Begum; petitioners represented by Mr. Rahul Singh, Advocate.