Sarswati Devi v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail order dated 29-04-2025 by Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 21672 of 2025 arising out of Konch P.S. Case No. 249 of 2023 (Thana Konch, District Gaya) under IPC Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 307, 379, 504, 506. Petitioners Sarswati Devi and Mahesh Paswan @ Mahesh Kumar granted conditional pre-arrest bail despite opposition by the A.P.P.: surrender/arrest within six weeks, bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount before the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Gaya, subject to Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Advocates: Gajendra Kumar Singh (for petitioners); Ramchandra Sahni, APP (for State). Counsel's points: false implication, omnibus allegations, settlement between co-villager parties, no criminal antecedents.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners: upon arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, release on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Gaya, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.