Surendra Sah @ Surendra Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23992 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-506 Year-2025 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Surendra Sah @ Surendra Prasad S/o Ramchandra Sah R/o Village - Shankar Saraiya, P.S.- Turkauliya, District - East Champaran 2.

Neeta Devi W/o Surendra Prasad R/o Village - Shankar Saraiya, P.S.- Turkauliya, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sitesh Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 506 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 80 and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The case of the prosecution is that Saloni Kumari (deceased) was married to one Manish Sah. It is alleged that she was subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand. On 21.10.2025, the informant got information that her daughter has been killed by her in-laws.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23992 of 2026(2) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 committed no offence. They have falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioners has further submitted that the nature of allegation against the petitioners is general and omnibus. They are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. The main thrust of allegation is against the husband of the deceased. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent.

5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioners.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 506 of 2025, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, East Champaran, Motihari subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of B.N.S.S.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T