Dukha Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10659 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2025 Thana- DEWARIA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

Dukha Sahni Son of Late Indradeo Sahni Resident Of Village- Dharphari Mallah Tola, Ps- Deoria, Dist- Muzaffarpur 2.

Dhanvanti Devi Wife of Dukha Sahni Resident Of Village- Dharphari Mallah Tola, Ps- Deoria, Dist- Muzaffarpur 3.

Nilam Kumar @ Neeraj Kumar Son of Dinesh Sahni Resident Of VillageDharphari Mallah Tola, Ps- Deoria, Dist- Muzaffarpur 4.

Bihari Sahni Son of Dhukha Sahni Resident Of Village- Dharphari Mallah Tola, Ps- Deoria, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Upendra Kumar Chaubey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satya Nand Shukla ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and apprehending their arrest in connection with Deoria P.S. Case No. 182 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 238, 3(5) of BNS.

3. The allegation against petitioners is to cause death of the daughter of informant alongwith family members/ co-accused persons due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10659 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/3

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioner no. 1 and 2 are grandfather-in-law and grandmother-in-law respectively aged about more than 80 years, they are old and sick. It is also pointed out that petitioner no. 3 is cousin brotherin-law and petitioner no. 4 is cousin father-in-law, who are living separately and having no connection with daily and domestic affairs of deceased and her husband. It is submitted that the husband of the deceased is in judicial custody. Petitioners claimed clean antecedent. 5 Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as petitioners are in-laws, claimed to be living separately facing general and omnibus allegation qua their involvement with present crime in question, accordingly all above-named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, are directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10659 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 3/3 Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM V, Muzaffarpur West /concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Deoria P.S. Case No. 182 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T