Surendra Patel @ Surendra Kumar Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32215 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-527 Year-2025 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Surendra Patel @ Surendra Kumar Patel Son of Late Shiv Pujan Patel Resident of Village - Dharampur Ganauti,Shekhuna Tola P.S.- Bettiah (Muffasil), District - West Champaran.

2.

Bhulan Patel @ Hari Sharan Patel Son of Late Shiv Pujan Patel Resident of Village - Dharampur Ganauti,Shekhuna Tola P.S.- Bettiah (Muffasil), District - West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-05-2026 Heard Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 238 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per prosecution case, informant alleged that marriage of his daughter was solemnized with co-accused Raj Kumar on 30.04.2025 as per Hindu rites and rituals and thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, committed torture and harassment with the victim

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32215 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/3 due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, all the accused persons committed murder of the victim.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners are cousin fathers-in-law of the deceased and they are simply victim of over-implication. Allegation against petitioners is general and omnibus. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with family affairs of the deceased. He further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 30.10.2025. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah (Muffasil) P. S. Case No. 527 of 2025, subject to condition as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32215 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 3/3 laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T