Dev Kumari Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous (Cr. Misc.) No. 30284 of 2026; order dated 08-05-2026; Justice Arun Kumar Jha; bail on apprehension of arrest / surrender within eight weeks; petitioner Dev Kumari Devi (housewife, wife of Radhe Yadav); Ladaniya/LADANIA P.S. Case No. 185 of 2025; District Madhubani; NDPS Act Sections 20, 22 and 23; Ganja; 14.5 kg recovery from co-accused Radhey Yadav's house; implication via co-accused son Ajay Kumar Yadav; false accusation; clean antecedent; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Madhubani; Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; close-relative bailor; attendance on hearing dates; antecedent verification with refusal of bail bond if criminal record found.
What did the court decide?
Conditional release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court concerned within eight weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Madhubani/court concerned, subject to Section 482(2) of BNSS and additional conditions (one bailor a close relative; presence on hearing dates if required; refusal of bail bond if criminal antecedents are verified by the trial court).