Prabhawati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13749 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-570 Year-2025 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Prabhawati Devi W/O Late Ramyash Tiwari @ Mukund Tiwari R/O VillageBulbulwa, P.S- Rajepur (Sahebganj), Distt.- Muzaffarpur. 2.

Rahul Kumar S/O Braj Kishore Sharma R/O Village- Bulbulwa, P.SRajepur (Sahebganj), Distt.- Muzaffarpur. 3.

Babita Devi @ Babita Kumari D/O Late Ramyash Tiwari @ Mukund Tiwari R/O Village- Bulbulwa, P.S- Rajepur (Sahebganj), Distt.- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Mr. Hemant Ray, Advocates For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. It is a case of dowry death. Prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Gyan Prakash in the year 2023. Thereafter, it is alleged that these petitioners, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons, killed the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13749 of 2026(2) dt.23-03-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is brother-inlaw (Nandosi) and petitioner no. 3 is sister-in-law of the deceased and they are simply victims of over-implications. Allegation against petitioners is general and omnibus. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and they are not concerned with family affairs of the deceased. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased is already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class,, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Chakia P. S. Case No. 570 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13749 of 2026(2) dt.23-03-2026 3/3 Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T