Shabanam Pravin @ Shabanam Khatun v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CRL. MISC. No.92064 of 2025; decision date 19-03-2026; single judge Purnendu Singh, J. Pre-arrest bail sought under Section 482(2) BNSS in Morkahi P.S. Case No. 80 of 2025 (District Khagaria; FIR offences: Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 303(2), 329(3), 3(5) B.N.S.; assault on informant Mansoor Alam). Bail REFUSED to petitioner no.3 Md. Parvej @ Parvej Alam (three grievous injuries on informant; co-accused Md. Dilshad @ Chhotu). Bail GRANTED to petitioners no.1 Shabanam Pravin @ Shabanam Khatun and no.2 Md. Rehan Alam on general/omnibus allegation grounds; bond Rs.10,000 each plus two like sureties; conditional on antecedent verification (order auto-lapses if other case pending). Petitioner-side counsel: Aditya Vikram, Dhananjay Kumar, Shrishti Kumari; Informant: Jai Kishor Poddar; State: Arun Kumar, A.P.P. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners no.1 (Shabanam Pravin @ Shabanam Khatun) and no.2 (Md. Rehan Alam) directed to be released on pre-arrest bail upon arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions and verification of criminal antecedents; the prayer of petitioner no.3 (Md. Parvej @ Parvej Alam) for pre-arrest bail is declined. Application disposed of accordingly.