Ganesh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32662 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-424 Year-2025 Thana- BIBHUTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== 1.

Ganesh Ram, Son of Late Jamun Ram 2.

Prashant Kumar @ Prasant Kumar Ram, Son of Ganesh Ram 3.

Jagmaya Devi, Wife of Ganesh Ram All are Resident of Mohathi, Ward No. 11, P.S.- Bibhutipur, DistrictSamastipur ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioners are named in the FIR and apprehending their arrest in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No.424 of 2025 registered under Sections 85, 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short 'BNS').

3. Allegation against the petitioners is to cause death of married daughter of informant along with other coaccused persons/family members due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry as raised for one motorcycle and cash of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32662 of 2026(3) dt.20-07-2026 2/3 Rs. 5 lakh.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that all three petitioners are in-laws and having no connections with daily and domestic affairs of the deceased and her husband. It is further submitted that deceased was a short-tempered lady and out of certain domestic quarrel with her husband, she committed suicide, as it is also apparent from her post-mortem report. It is further submitted that no mark of physical violence was noticed upon the dead body during autopsy, which primarily suggest that deceased was not assaulted physically soon before the occurrence. Arguing further, it is submitted that the husband of the deceased, against whom the thrust of allegation is available has already granted regular bail by one of the learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court through Crl. Misc. No. 33974 of 2026 vide order dated 16.07.2026. Moreover, all petitioners claimed clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail through virtual mode.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32662 of 2026(3) dt.20-07-2026 3/3 taking note of fact, as the petitioners are in-laws, coupled with the fact the thrust of allegation is available against the husband of the deceased, who is on bail, accordingly, all above-named three petitioners, who are of clean antecedent, are directed to be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, on 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No.424 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Raushan/- U T