Satish Kumar Kedia @ Satish Kedia v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6019 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-811 Year-2024 Thana- KANKARBAG District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Satish Kumar Kedia @ Satish Kedia son of Satya Narayan Kedia @ Satya Narayan Ji Kedia Resident of Flat Number 302, Shiv Enclave, Tarkeshwar Nath Path, Chiraiyatand, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna 2.

Sangita Kedia Wife of Satish Kumar Kedia @ Satish Kedia Resident of Flat Number 302, Shiv Enclave, Tarkeshwar Nath Path, Chiraiyatand, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna ... ... Petitioners

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The State of Bihar 2.

Suresh Kumar @ Suresh Bharatiya son of Late Sita Prasad Resident of Opposite, Danapur Cant.Ps, Ps- Danapur, Dist- Patna ... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Choubey Jawahar, A.P.P.

Mr. RS Pathak, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 80(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. It is a case of dowry death. Informant's daughter was married with Shubham Kedia, son of petitioners in 2022. After sometime, petitioners and their family members started subjecting the victim to cruelty and harassment for nonfulfilment of demand of dowry of Rs. 25 lacs. On 27.10.2024 informant received information that his daughter hanged herself.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6019 of 2025(3) dt.07-03-2025 2/2 petitioners and no specific overt act has been alleged against them who happen to be father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased respectively. It is further submitted that the petitioners are separate in mess and business. Thrust of allegation is against the husband of the deceased who is already in custody.

5. Learned counsel for the State and opposite party no.2 oppose the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let both the petitioners, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate XI, Patna in Kankarbagh Police Station Case No. 811 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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