Sadanand Das @ Sadanand Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7821 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-359 Year-2024 Thana- AMARPUR District- Banka ====================================================== 1 .

Sadanand Das @ Sadanand Kumar S/O Bindu Das R/O village-Purna Tila, Geratikar (Bhitiya) P.s-Fullidumar,Dist- Banka. 2.

Chanda Devi W/O Sadanand Das @ Sadanand Kumar R/O village-Purna Tila, Geratikar (Bhitiya) P.s-Fullidumar,Dist- Banka. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Murli Dhar , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State .

2. The petitioners apprehend bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code .

3 . It is a case of "dowry death". As per F.I.R., allegation against these petitioners is that they, along with other accused persons, used to torture and harass the deceased due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and later on committed murder of the deceased.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7821 of 2025(2) dt.04-03-2025 2/3

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case merely because petitioner No. 1 happens to be brother-in -law ( bhaisur ) and petitioner No. 2 is sister-in -law ( gotani ) of the deceased. They are victims of over implication. They have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband and are separate in mess and property. Thrust of the accusation is against husband of the deceased. It is orally submitted that husband of the deceased is in custody . Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5 . On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of pre - arrest bail of to the petitioners is allowed.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts, clean antecedent of these petitioners and other circumstances of the case , in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks from today, let 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 learned CJM Banka in connection with Amarp;ur ( Fulidumar ) P.S.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7821 of 2025(2) dt.04-03-2025 3/3 Case No. 359 of 2024 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 438 ( 2 ) of the Code of Criminal Procedure . (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T