Babita Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail order dated 03-12-2025 by Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21503 of 2025 arising out of Kotwali P.S. Case No. 567 of 2019, Gaya (IPC Ss. 341, 323, 420, 467, 468, 471, 379, 120-B/34). Petitioners Babita Devi, Sanjay Kumar, Aditya Raj @ Anish Kumar and Aryan Raj @ Anurag Kumar, tenants of an illiterate complainant, alleged to have obtained signatures/thumb impressions under pretext of duplicate Aadhar card and fabricated an adoption deed. Prayer for anticipatory bail opposed by APP for the State; OP No. 2 reported dead per office-notes dated 12.06.2025. Bail granted conditional on arrest/surrender within four weeks; bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two like sureties before CJM, Gaya; conditions under S.438(2) CrPC / S.482(2) BNSS 2023.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all four petitioners upon arrest/surrender within four weeks, on bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 567 of 2019, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) B.N.S.S., 2023.