Uma Shankar @ Uma Shankar Sao v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16831 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2024 Thana- DHANGAI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.
Uma Shankar @ Uma Shankar Sao Son of Bhui Sao Resident of Village - Hahesadhi, P.S. - Dhangai, District - Gaya 2.
Nirmala Devi @ Parmila Devi Wife of Uma Shankar @ Uma Shankar Sao Resident of Village - Hahesadhi, P.S. - Dhangai, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, marriage of daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Saurabh Kumar on 05.02.2024 as per Hindu rites and rituals and thereafter, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, tortured and harassed daughter of informant for dowry and later, committed murder of daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16831 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 2/3
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely because Petitioner No. 1 is father-in-law and Petitioner No. 2 is mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioners are victim of over implication. There is no specific allegation of demand of dowry or torture against these petitioners. Petitioners are separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the general and omnibus nature of accusation, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners 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 learned C.J.M., Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Dhangai P.S. Case No. 99 of 2024,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16831 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 3/3 subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T