Pooja Devi @ Puja Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No. 29143 of 2025, decided 12-08-2025 by Rudra Prakash Mishra, J. Bail granted to Pooja Devi @ Puja Devi in Baheri P.S. Case No. 108 of 2024 (District Darbhanga) under IPC Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) — cheating, forgery of valuable security, forgery for purpose of cheating, using forged document, criminal conspiracy arising from an alleged forged bank loan obtained via thumb impression taken on the pretext of an interest-free loan of Rs. 35,000/-. Custody since 10-11-2024; one criminal antecedent; charge sheet filed. Bail bonds Rs. 15,000/- with two like sureties; conditions: Rs. 15,000/- paid to informant at filing of bonds, one bailor a close family member, attendance at all trial dates with bail-bond cancellation permitted after two consecutive absences. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to the petitioner: release on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court below/concerned Court, subject to payment of Rs. 15,000/- to the informant at the time of filing of bail bonds, one bailor being an own/close family member, and appearance on every trial date (with liberty to the Trial Court to cancel the bail bonds on default on two consecutive dates).