Munni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7832 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2024 Thana- KANTI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

Munni Devi Wife of Vinod Sah Resident of Village- Chhapra (Dharmapur Yaddu), P.S.- Kanti, Distt.- Muzaffarpur 2.

Vicki Kumar Son of Vinod Sah Resident of Village- Chhapra (Dharmapur Yaddu), P.S.- Kanti, Distt.- Muzaffarpur 3.

Raushan Kumar @ Roshan Kumar Son of Vinod Sah Resident of VillageChhapra (Dharmapur Yaddu), P.S.- Kanti, Distt.- Muzaffarpur 4.

Vinod Sah Son of Late Yogendra Sah Resident of Village- Chhapra (Dharmapur Yaddu), P.S.- Kanti, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a complaint case punishable for the offence under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, daughter of informant was married with co-accused Vikash Kumar two & half years ago and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by all the accused persons due to non-fulfillment of additional demand of dowry and ultimately on 18.01.2024, the accused persons committed the murder of informant's daughter.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7832 of 2025(4) dt.12-05-2025 2/2

4. Petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law, petitioner nos. 2 & 3 are brother-in-law and petitioner no. 4 is father-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation. Thrust of the accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody since 19.03.2025. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the family affairs of deceased and her husband.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioners.

6. However, considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. - III, (West), Muzaffarpur in connection with Kanti P.S. Case No. 52 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T