Malti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.993 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2024 Thana- DUMARIYA District- Gaya ====================================================== Malti Devi W/o Tulsi Paswan @ Tulshi Paswan R/o Village-Sidhpur, P.S.- Dumaria, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Madhuri Lata, Addl. Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. It is a case of dowry death. Prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of sister-in-law of the informant was solemnized with co-accused Manohar Kumar in the year 2019 and thereafter, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner tortured and killed her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and she is simply victim of over-implication. Allegation against petitioner is general and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.993 of 2026(2) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with family affairs of the deceased. He further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and the fact that husband of the deceased is already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati at Gaya in connection with Dumaria P. S. Case No. 89 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T