Lalita Devi @ Lalti Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6056 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-292 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAPAKAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.
Lalita Devi @ Lalti Devi W/o Ram Swaroop Rai R/o Village- Dayalpur, PSRajapakar, Baranti OP, Distt- Vaishali 2.
Ram Swaroop Rai S/o Late Rupdhari Rai @ Ram Jhari Rai R/o VillageDayalpur, PS- Rajapakar, Baranti OP, Distt- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ramesh Kumar Choudhary, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. In the present case, the petitioners seek bail in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case No. 292 of 2025, registered for the offences under Section 80, 3(5) of the BNS
3. As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant was married with the son of the petitioner and she died within seven years of marriage in her matrimonial home under suspicious circumstances. Allegation against the petitioners is that they have been demanding Rs.2 lakh in dowry and they used to torture the deceased.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6056 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. There is no material to show that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or torture soon before her death. The petitioners are parents-in-law of the deceased who was having two children and there has been no complaint of any demand of dowry or torture during five years of marriage. True fact of the case is that the daughter-in-law of the petitioners being a hot headed lady, committed suicide by consuming poison and the petitioners came to be implicated for her death though they are quite innocent. Petitioners have got no criminal antecedents and they are in custody since 23.08.2025. Charge sheet has been submitted.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioners.
6. Having regard to the fact and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the relationship of the petitioners with deceased, their age and also considering submission of charge sheet against them, the petitioners are directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of JMFC, Vaishali at Hajipur/concerned court, in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6056 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 Rajapakar P.S. Case No. 292 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the BNSS and other following conditions:
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioners.
(ii) The petitioners will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.
(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioners will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Anuradha/- U T