Barfi Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11111 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-432 Year-2025 Thana- HISUWA District- Nawada ====================================================== Barfi Devi W/o Suman Thakur R/o Village- Dhanwa, PS- Hisua, DisttNawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vibhuti Ranjan Sonvadra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with S. Tr. No. 646 of 2025, arising out of Hisua P.S. Case No. 432 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 80(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3.

Prosecution case in short is that daughter of the informant has been done to death at her matrimonial house by her in-laws due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry. 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 25.07.2025. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11111 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. Husband of the deceased is already in custody. There is no specific allegation attributed to the petitioner, rather allegation is general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner is even separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. Charge sheet has already been submitted in this case.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with S. Tr. No. 646 of 2025, arising out of Hisua P.S. Case No. 432 of 2025. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T