Nibha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23683 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-758 Year-2025 Thana- AHIYAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.
Nibha Devi W/o Kamlesh Sahni R/o Village - Kumhraul, P.S - Benibad, District - Muzaffarpur 2.
Kamlesh Sahni S/o Mahesh Sahni R/o Village - Kumhraul, P.S - Benibad, District - Muzaffarpur 3.
Mahesh Sahni S/o Late Mauje Sahni R/o Village - Kumhraul, P.S - Benibad, District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and apprehending their arrest in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 758 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per FIR, petitioners were involved in causing death of married daughter of informant due to nonfulfillment of additional demand of dowry as raised for Rs. 1 Lakh.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that married daughter of informant
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23683 of 2026(2) dt.23-04-2026 2/3 was living with informant in her parental home. It is pointed out that the dead body was found hanging from a tree near river bank easily accessible by general public, where thrust of allegation is available against Golu Kumar and Vicky Kumar, who are relatives of the husband of deceased namely Vikau Kumar. It is submitted that all three petitioners implicated with the present case only being family members of husband of deceased. It is submitted that petitioner no. 1 is sister-in-law (gotni), petitioner no. 2 husband of petitioner no. 1 and petitioner no. 3 is father-in-law, who are living separately and having no connection with the daily and domestic affairs of deceased and her husband. Petitioners claimed clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as prima-facie FIR suggests occurrence took place in parental home, where thrust of allegation is not prima-facie available against petitioners, rather they appears implicated being relative of husband of deceased, accordingly all above-named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23683 of 2026(2) dt.23-04-2026 3/3 surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, are directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Muzaffarpur/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 758 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) S.Tripathi/- U T