Kabita Devi @ Kabita Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted; Patna High Court; Crl. Misc. No.31595 of 2026; Justice Ajit Kumar; order dated 07-05-2026; Khaira P.S. Case No. 51 of 2026, District Jamui; FIR dated 11.02.2026; offences under sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 109(1), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) BNS; scuffle and assault on informant and family over watering of fields; injury to Sunita Devi simple; clean antecedents; female petitioners; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount; Chief Judicial Magistrate Jamui; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; family member bailor; appearance on all trial dates; no witness tampering; cancellation clause; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for anticipatory bail allowed. Petitioners to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks of receipt of the order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, in Khaira P.S. Case No. 51 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS and further conditions: (i) one bailor to be a family member/relative providing official document showing bona fide; (ii) appearance on every trial date, failure on two consecutive dates without plausible reason entailing cancellation of bail bond by the Trial Court itself; (iii) no inducement, promise or threat to witnesses or tampering with evidence; (iv) desistance from committing any criminal offence again - failing which the State is at liberty to seek cancellation of the bail bonds.