Shanti Devi @ Shiviti Devi@Shiriti Devi v. The State of Bihar
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Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.18985 of 2026, decided 08-04-2026 by Purnendu Singh, J. Pre-arrest bail sought by Shanti Devi @ Shiviti Devi @ Shiriti Devi and Santosh Manjhi in Bodhgaya P.S. Case No. 213/25 (District Gaya) for offences under Sections 191(1), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 118(1) and 109 of the BNS, alleging assault on the informant and his family with intention to kill and injury to the informant's son. Defence: petitioners are 'Gotia' of the informant; case and counter case; land-dispute altercation with injuries on both sides; injury caused in self-defence without intention; clean antecedents. Court granted pre-arrest bail on arrest or surrender within four weeks on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 each with two like sureties to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Gaya, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions, and directed the District Court to verify antecedents, the order lapsing automatically on proof of other involvement. Keywords: pre-arrest bail, BNS offences, land dispute, case and counter case, self-defence, clean antecedents, Gaya, Bodhgaya.