Jugani Khatoon @ Jugni Khatoon Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81373 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-401 Year-2025 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria

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Hina Khatoon @ Hina Chatoon @ Heena Khatoon Wife of Md. Yunus Resident Of Village -Referral Road, Ward No 03, Police Station -Forbesganj District -Araria

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Raghvendra Kumar Singh, SHO of Forbesganj Ps, Dist- Araria bihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 76621 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-401 Year-2025 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Salo Khatoon Wife of Md. Jahangir @ Md. Jahangir Nut Resident of Village - Referral Road, Ward no. 03, Police Station -Forbesganj, District - Araria.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar 2. Raghavendra Kumar Singh, S.H.O. of Forbesganj Police Station, Dist. - Araria. Araria, Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 78058 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-401 Year-2025 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Jugani Khatoon @ Jugni Khatoon W/O Vinod Resident of Village- Referral Road Ward No. 03, Police Station- Forbesganj, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Patna 2. Raghvendra Kumar Singh, S.H.O. of Forbesganj P.S. Araria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 78065 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-401 Year-2025 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81373 of 2025(3) dt.30-01-2026 2/4

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Shabnam Khatoon @ Sabnam Khatoon S/O Late Md. Illiyas @ Late Iliyas Resident Of Village- Referral Road, Ward No. 03, Police Station- Forbesganj, District- Araria

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar Patna

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Raghavendra Kumar Singh, SHO of Forbesganj P.S. Dist.- Araria.

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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==================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLAN For the Petitioner/s :	================================== EOUS No. 81373 of 2025) Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLAN	Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP EOUS No. 76621 of 2025)
For the Petitioner/s :	Mr.Ramesh Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLAN	Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit, APP EOUS No. 78058 of 2025)
For the Petitioner/s :	Mr.Ramesh Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLAN	Mr.Anil Kumar, APP EOUS No. 78065 of 2025)
For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================	Mr.Ramesh Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr.Anil Kumar, APP ==================================
CORAM: HONOURABL	E MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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3 30-01-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

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The petitioners have prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 111, 98, 99, 70(1), 115(2) & 3(5) of the BNS, under Sections 4 & 17 of the POCSO Act and under Sections 3, 4, 5 & 6 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

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The case of the prosecution in short is that when the house of Shabnam Khatoon was searched, in different rooms of the house, two girls and one customer were found in

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81373 of 2025(3) dt.30-01-2026 3/4

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objectionable position. When they were interrogated, they disclosed their name as Mausami Khatoon, Shabnam Khatoon and Abdul Jabbar.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. They have falsely been implicated by the informant merely on the basis of suspicion. Learned counsel has further submitted that from perusal of the case diary, it appears that the I.O. of this case has not recorded the statement of the victims/women who have been recovered from the place of alleged occurrence despite direction of the Supervising Authority to record the statement of the victims/women. As such, only allegation against the petitioners is only the F.I.R. A statement has been made in para-3 of these petitions that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. It has also been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that similarly situated other coaccused person has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 03.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 80793 of 2025. The case of this petitioner stands on similar footing. Moreover, they are languishing in judicial custody since 09.08.2025.

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Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail to the petitioners.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81373 of 2025(3) dt.30-01-2026 4/4

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 401 of 2025 correspond to Special (POCSO) Case No.73 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned D.A.J.-VI-cumSpecial Judge (POCSO), Araria.

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(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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Shubham/-

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Jugani Khatoon @ Jugni Khatoon v. The State of Bihar

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