Sukumari Devi @ Lalmuni Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16344 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-739 Year-2024 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== 1.
Sukumari Devi @ Lalmuni Devi, Wife of Nagendra Ram, Resident of Village- Ramnagar Dhala, P.S- Muffasil Saran, Dist -Saran 2.
Pinki Kumari, Daughter of Nagendra Ram, Resident of Village- Ramnagar Dhala, P.S.- Muffasil Saran, Dist -Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Indrajesh Kumar, Advocate.
For the State :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioners, apprehending their arrest, in connection with Muffasil PS. Case No. 739 of 2024 dated 26.12.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) B.N.S. 2023.
3. As per allegation, the petitioners along with other co-accused have committed dowry death of Nandini Kumari, daughter of the informant by administering poison within seven years of marriage.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners however,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16344 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 submits that the Petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that only on the basis of doubt the case was lodged by mother of the deceased. She has died natural death. He also submits that trial of co-accused Govind Ram who was husband of the deceased has already resulted into acquittal for want of any evidence in support of the prosecution case.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioners have not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents.
7. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. In view of the fact that main accused Govind Ram, husband of the deceased was acquitted for want of any evidence in support of the prosecution case, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioners above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) each with two
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16344 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned court below, in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 739 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions: (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioners have any criminal antecedent, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners after hearing them and getting satisfied that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents despite their knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.
(Jitendra Kumar, J) S.Ali/- U T