Ayesha Khatoon v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed — Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.57881 of 2025, order dt. 10-12-2025, Ajit Kumar J. Seven petitioners (Ayesha Khatoon, Bibi Rukshana @ Ruksana, Md. Tahir, Saweena Khatoon, Md. Irshad, Bibi Sahnaaz Khatoon, Md. Sharif) apprehending arrest in Complaint Case No. 854(c) of 2024, Supaul, under ss. 76, 305, 352, 3(5) BNS 2023 (corr. ss. 354B, 380, 504, 34 IPC); allegations of assault, robbery of ornaments/grains and outrage of modesty by complainant Rubeida Khatoon; ground: case and counter case — complaint a counter blast to earlier Complaint Case No. 744 of 2024 dt. 15.07.2024 by petitioner no. 4; release on bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties before J.M. 2nd Class, Supaul within 30 days, subject to s. 438(2) CrPC / s. 482(2) BNSS conditions.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all seven petitioners in connection with Complaint Case No. 854(c) of 2024: upon arrest or surrender before the Court below within thirty days from receipt of the order, release on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. 2nd Class, Supaul, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the four additional conditions in paragraph 7 (family-member bailor with official bona fide document; appearance on every date with failure on two consecutive dates entailing cancellation; no inducement/tampering with witnesses or evidence; desistence from further offences).