Sunaina Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.6155 of 2025, decided 06-03-2025 by Purnendu Singh, J. Pre-arrest bail allowed for Sunaina Devi, Gulshan Mandal and Dharmendra Mandal in Amarpur P.S. Case No. 294 of 2024 (Sections 341, 323, 307, 324, 325, 354, 448, 504/34 IPC). Grounds: free fight between both parties, injuries possibly caused in self-defence without intention to kill, case and counter case arising from the same incident (first FIR dated 08.05.2024 per counsel). Conditions: bail bond Rs. 10,000 each with two like sureties before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; order to lose force automatically if other criminal involvement found. Advocates: Md. Najmul Hodda (petitioners); Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP (State). No precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioners in connection with Amarpur P.S. Case No. 294 of 2024: to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; order subject to verification of criminal antecedents by the District Court.