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Rani Kumari @ Rani Raj v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC5 Dec 2025CR. MISC./56968/2025

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Keywords: Rani Kumari @ Rani Raj; regular bail rejected; second/repeat bail application; murder case; Sections 302, 120-B & 34 IPC; Khodawandpur P.S. Case No. 05 of 2024, Begusarai; Sessions Trial No.795 of 2025; Additional Sessions Judge Manjhaul; earlier bail rejection 27.09.2024 in Cr. Misc. No. 41792 of 2024; nine-month trial-expedite direction lapsed; further six months lapsed; trial not concluded; custody since 09.01.2024; clean antecedent; name came by virtue of suspicion; recovery of strangulation cloth and blade at petitioner's instance; female accused; State of Bihar opposed; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56968 of 2025; decided 05-12-2025; Dr. Anshuman, J.

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The Court was not inclined to grant regular bail and accordingly rejected the petitioner's prayer for bail. ¶19

Rani Kumari @ Rani Raj Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56968 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-5 Year-2024 Thana- KHODAWANDPUR District- Begusarai

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Rani Kumari @ Rani Raj W/o- Late Maheshwar Rai, D/o- Deo Narayan Rai @ Dev Kumar Rai Village- Fafaut Ps- Khodawandpur Dist-Begusarai

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shubhesh Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, A.P.P ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER

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4 05-12-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No.795 of 2025 arising out of Khodawandpur P.S. Case No. 05 of 2024 lodged on 07.01.2024, for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 120-B & 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge Manjhaul, Begusarai.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the regular bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected vide order dated 27.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41792 of 2024 with a direction to the trial court to expedite the trial within nine months. Counsel submits that nine months has

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56968 of 2025(4) dt.05-12-2025 2/2

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already been lapsed, but till today, trial has not been concluded. Counsel submit that the trial court demanded six months time for conclusion of trial, but six months has also lapsed. Counsel further submits that the name of petitioner has come in this case by virtue of suspicion. The petitioner is in custody since 09.01.2024, having clean antecedent.

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Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that it is true that petitioner is a lady, but it is also true that recovery of cloth was made by which deceased neck was strangulated as well as the blade which was used in the commission of crime at the instance of the petitioner.

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In this view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

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(Dr. Anshuman, J)

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Divyansh/-

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