Ramadesh Sharma @ Ramadesh Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31003 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2025 Thana- INARWA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ramadesh Sharma @ Ramadesh Thakur son of Suresh Shrama @ Suresh Thakur Resident of Village- Inarwa Bazar PS -Inarwa Distt -West Champaran ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Khushi Awadh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The accused-petitioner, named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with Inarwa P.S. Case No. 145 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (in short, the 'B.N.S.').
3. As per FIR, due to Jaundice, the daughter of the informant was died during treatment, where allegation raised that family members of her matrimonial home committed negligence and also abuse and assaulted her when she was pregnant.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the daughter of informant died due to her ailment
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31003 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/3 while she was admitted in hospital. It is submitted that this fact is apparent from FIR itself.
5. It is pointed out that taking advantage of death of her daughter, the present false case was lodged against in-laws family members including husband of the deceased, who is presently in custody.
6. Arguing further, it is submitted that petitioner is the cousin father-in-law who is living separately having no connection with daily and domestic affairs with the deceased and her husband. It is submitted that with similar allegation, father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased have already granted anticipatory bail by one of the learned coordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 10494 of 2026 dated 12.03.2026. Petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.
7. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
8. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as the FIR itself prima facie suggest that death of daughter of the informant was caused due to her ailment while she was admitted in hospital, coupled with the fact that petitioner is the cousin father-in-law and living separately with the deceased daughter of the informant having
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31003 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 3/3 no connection with daily and domestic affairs with the deceased and her husband and also petitioner has clean antecedent, accordingly, above-named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate - 1st Class, Bettiah, West Champaran/concerned court in connection with Inarwa P.S. Case No. 145 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S.").
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U T