Lalsa Devi @ Lalsa Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
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Anticipatory bail allowed — Patna High Court, CRL. MISC. No.49695 of 2025, decided 12-08-2025 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Three women accused (Lalsa Devi @ Lalsa Kumari, Nandita Devi @ Nandita Kumari, Sonam Singh @ Sonam Sinha) apprehending arrest in PS Case No.23/2025, Barauli PS, Gopalganj; FIR alleges assault with farsha, sword and rod, sprinkling of chilly powder and taking away of a golden mangalsutra. Offences cited as Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 109(1), 351(2), 351(3), 303(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 (reproduced as printed). Grounds: petitioners are women; plea of false implication and counter blast to Barauli P.S. Case No.22/2025; clean antecedent. Relief conditioned on Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; bail bond Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties of like amount; six-week window for arrest/surrender. Advocates: Manoj Kumar Singh for petitioners; Syed Mojibur Rahman (learned A.P.P.) for the State; unnamed counsel for informant.