Mira devi Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2026)

Mira devi Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Begusarai/concerned Court, in connection with Bakhri P.S. Case No. 310 of 2023, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who is named in the F.I.R. and apprehends arrest in Bakhri P.S. Case No. 310 of 2023 (offences punishable under Sections 420, 409 of IPC), should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

In view of the factual submissions and taking note that the petitioner is a lady of clean antecedent, the Court directed that in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks she be released on bail in connection with Bakhri P.S. Case No. 310 of 2023.

Ratio / Principle

The release on bail is conditioned on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Begusarai/concerned Court, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — Section 482(2) BNSS — Patna High Court (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) allowed the application of Mira Devi, a ward member named in Bakhri P.S. Case No. 310 of 2023 registered under Sections 420, 409 IPC for alleged misappropriation of Rs. 13,25,300/- allocated for brick soling of a street. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the thrust of the allegation was against the Panchayat secretary and that the petitioner was neither the signing authority of cheques distributed to the contractor nor possessed of bad antecedents. Taking note that the petitioner is a lady of clean antecedent, the Court directed her release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Begusarai, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30869 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-310 Year-2023 Thana- BAKHARI District- Begusarai

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Mira devi S/o Satish Mahto R/o Vill- Pranpur, Ward No. 14, Sonwan, P.S.Bakhri, Distt- Begusarai

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Nirmal Kumar Sinha ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

3 10-06-2026 Heard the parties.

2.The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and

apprehending her arrest in connection with Bakhri P.S. Case No. 310 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 409 of IPC.

The allegation against petitioner is to

misappropriate fund of Rs. 13,25,300/- which was allocated

for the brick soling work of the street starting from Mahavir Asthan to the field of Lalan Thakur. Petitioner is a ward member.

It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that the thrust of allegation is available against Panchayat secretary who is the main

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30869 of 2026(3) dt.10-06-2026 2/2

executive and merely on the basis of suspicion that this petitioner is ward member she was implicated with present crime in question without any cogent material. It is submitted that the petitioner is not even the signing authority of cheque

distributed to the contractor. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

In view of aforesaid factual submission and by

taking note of fact as petitioner is a lady of clean antecedent, accordingly petitioner above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Begusarai /concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Bakhri P.S. Case No. 310 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)

Sudha/- U T