Kanchan Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted to two women petitioners (Kanchan Devi and Sushma Devi) in Pakribarawan P.S. Case No. 502 of 2025, District Nawada, for offences under Sections 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 109, 351(3), 352, 190 and 191(3) BNS 2023; grounds: omnibus allegations, no specific attribution of grievous injury, women accused, case and counter-case arising from land dispute; bail bond Rs. 10,000 each with two like sureties before Additional District & Additional Sessions Judge-V, Nawada; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; Coram: Harish Kumar, J; decision dated 22-07-2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed: petitioners to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Additional Sessions Judge-V, Nawada, subject to the condition under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be an own/close family member of the petitioners.