Hiramani Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11192 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2025 Thana- Lakho District- Begusarai ====================================================== Hiramani Devi W/O Niraj Sah R/O Village- Lakho, Bhagwanpur, Ward No. 3, P.S.- Lakho, District-Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amit Prakash, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Lakho P.S. Case no. 182 of 2025 registered under sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant who was married to the son of the petitioner herein was tortured by the accused persons including the petitioner who happens to be the mother-in-law of the informant's daughter. She was ultimately done to death. The informant further states that the cause of the occurrence was that his sonin-law would always beat up his daughter and the other accused persons would not intervene only for the reason that she had not given birth to a boy.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that she happens to be the mother-in-law of the deceased. The allegations levelled against her of indifference, torture, etc are all false and concocted. It is for this reason that while the occurrence is said to have taken place on 27.8.2025, information was given at the police station only on 29.8.2025. In the post-mortem examination, the cause of death is said to be asphyxia due to hanging. The allegations against the petitioner are general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner who has no criminal antecedent is in custody since 18.10.2025. Chargesheet has been submitted in the case. It is lastly submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the husband of the deceased is in judicial custody.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the FIR, the petitioner being the mother-in-law of the deceased, the material that has transpired in course of investigation as dealt with in the order of the learned trial Court, the husband of the deceased being in custody and the petitioner having remained in custody for over four months since 18.10.2025 with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11192 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 3/3 chargesheet having been submitted in the case, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Lakho P.S. Case no. 182 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Begusarai. (Partha Sarthy, J) sauravkrsinha/- U T