Meera Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26195 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2025 Thana- SHAHKUND District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Meera Devi W/O Kare Mistri @ Karo Mistri R/O Village- Kishanpur, Tola Chhatona Basa, Ward No.-10, P.S- Ratwara, Distt.- Madhepura. 2.

Vikash Sharma @ Vikash Kumar Mistri S/O Kare Mistri @ Karo Mistri R/O Village- Kishanpur, Tola Chhatona Basa, Ward No.-10, P.S- Ratwara, Distt.- Madhepura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Sevak Choudhary, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Sahkund P.S. Case No.84 of 2025 instituted under Sections 80, 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the marriage of the daughter of the informant was solemnized with co-accused Rupesh Kumar according to Hindu Rights and Rituals and informant gave Rs.2,50,000/- alongwith jewelry as gift to said Rupesh Kumar. It is alleged that the accused persons used to abuse and assault the daughter of the informant due to dowry demand. It is further alleged that the accused persons after

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26195 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/3 assaulting the daughter of informant ousted her from her matrimonial house then her daughter informed about this to the informant. They reached there and got her admitted in CHC in injured condition thereafter she was referred to JLNMCH but due to night they could not go to JLNMCH and brought her to her parental house and in the morning her daughter died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner no.1 is mother-in-law and petitioner no.2 is brother-in-law (Bhaisur) of the deceased and they have no concern with the day to day affairs of the victim and her husband. Learned counsel submits that as per the post-mortem report, it is stated that the death appears to be natural due to disease. He further submits that the death of deceased was taken place at the house of informant and with the ulterior motives, petitioners have been implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits that petitioners have got clean antecedent and they undertake to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26195 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 3/3 case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegation leveled against the petitioners as well as their clean antecedent, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XIX, Bhagalpur/ concerned Court in connection with Sahkund P.S. Case No.84 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T