Soni Kumari @ Soni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7082 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2025 Thana- PURUSHOTTAMPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Soni Kumari @ Soni Devi Wife of Sri Anil Sah @ Anil Kumar Resident of Village- Madhuri, P.S.- Purushottampur, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Beuty Kumari Wife of Sri Dipak Kumar, D/o Sri Birendra Sah Resident of Village- Purbi Kargahiya, P.S.- Bettiah Muffasil, District- West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 115(2), 89, 318(4), 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. Allegation against petitioner along with other F.I.R. named accused persons is of commission of torture and cruelty to the opposite party no. 2 for dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is married sister-in-law of opposite party no. 2 and she is simply

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7082 of 2026(2) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 victim of over-implication. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with family affairs of the opposite party no. 2 and her husband. He further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the opposite party no. 2 who is already in custody since 30.11.2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Purushottampur P. S. Case No. 96 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

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