Gunjan Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21344 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2025 Thana- BIKRAM District- Patna ====================================================== Gunjan Kumari W/o Amit Kumar Resident of Village- Udarchak, P.S.- Bikram, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Satish Chandra, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP For the Informant : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Bikram P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 80, 238, 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. As per prosecution case, the daughter of the informant was married with co-accused Dharmendra Kumar and the petitioner is the wife of the brother of co-accused Dharmendra Kumar and allegation against the petitioner and other co-accused persons is of demand of dowry and causing

2/4 death of the daughter of the informant within seven years of her marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the sister-in-law of the deceased and there is no specific allegation against the petitioner, who has no concern with the deceased or her husband. The husband of the deceased is in custody since 30.10.2025. Learned counsel further submits that similarly placed co-accused Manoj Kumar, Kapil Kumar and Ram Gee Kumar have been granted anticipatory bail by learned Co-ordinate Benches vide orders dated 08.01.2026 and 11.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 81248 of 2025 and 81533 of 2025, respectively. The case of the petitioner is on much better footing and the petitioner is having clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant vehemently oppose the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the informant submits that the daughter of the informant died in her matrimonial home within seven years of marriage and there is specific allegation against by the petitioner and other co-accused persons for causing her death on account

3/4 of demand of dowry. Learned counsel further submits that the accused persons have also made the dead body disappeared.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is stated to be the sister-in-law of the deceased and further considering the grant of anticipatory bail to the similarly placed co-accused persons, let the petitioners above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI, Danapur, Patna/concerned court in connection with Bikram P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the

4/4 court below, if so required by the learned trial court.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) DKS/- U T