Chanda Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9063 of 2025, decided 16-06-2025, Rajesh Kumar Verma, J. Anticipatory bail application under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita for petitioners Chanda Devi, Urmila Devi, Bebi Devi apprehending arrest in Kateya P.S. Case No. 78 of 2024, Gopalganj (F.I.R. dated 11.03.2024), Sections 363, 366 IPC. Victim recovered; Section 164 Cr.P.C/183 B.N.S.S. statement did not support prosecution. Bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties before CJM-VI Gopalganj; conditions on trial attendance, witness/evidence tampering and antecedent verification. Opposite parties: State of Bihar; Suman Devi. Advocates: Vyas Kumar Mishra (petitioners), Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP (State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioners to be released on bail on arrest or surrender within thirty days of receipt of the order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI, Gopalganj, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions and further specified conditions.