Pre-arrest bail application by two women accused in an FIR alleging assault of the informant and her family over tree cutting. The court found no specific allegation against petitioner no.1 and granted her anticipatory bail with conditions; petitioner no.2 was left to seek regular bail before the trial court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87086 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2025 Thana- NAUTAN District- Siwan
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP For the Informant : Mr. Shiv Sagar Sharma, Advocate ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 28-01-2026 Heard Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners; Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, learned APP for the State and Mr. Shiv Sagar Sharma, learned counsel for the informant.
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defence, may have caused some injury on the person of the informant. The petitioner no.1 is having clean antecedent and as such, I am of the opinion that petitioner no.1 has, prima facie , made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
9. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner no.1 and if it is found that the petitioner no.1 is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
10. So far as, the petitioner no.2 is concerned, the petitioner no.2, if so advised, may seek regular bail before the learned District Court. The learned District Court is directed to pass a necessary order, in accordance with law,
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on the basis of materials available on record, on the same day, the bail application is filed, without any further delay and without being prejudiced by any observation made by this Court.
11. Accordingly, the present application stands
disposed of.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
Ashishsingh/-
U T
2 issues framed by the court
Whether petitioner no.1 was entitled to pre-arrest bail in a case of assault arising from an FIR under BNS provisions.
What relief, if any, could be granted to petitioner no.2.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Shanti Devi
Rajmatiya Devi
The State of Bihar
Purnendu Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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