Shitla Devi @ Satila Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34801 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2025 Thana- NADI District- Supaul ====================================================== 1.

Shitla Devi @ Satila Kumari Wife of Kisun Das D/o Raslal Das At Present, Village - Mansapur, P.S. - Madhubani, District - Madhubani.. 2.

Sulochana Devi @ Sulochana Kumari W/o Chandar Kumar Das At Present, Village - Mungraha, Sohanpur, Ward no. 15, P.S - Supaul Nadi, Dist. - Supaul.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Md Shadab Alam Wazdi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 80(2), 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Suresh Das in the year 2018. Thereafter, it is alleged that these petitioners, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons, killed the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34801 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 2/2 Petitioners are married sisters-in-law of the deceased and they are simply victims of over-implications. Allegation against petitioners is general and omnibus. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and they are not concerned with family affairs of the deceased. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody. Petitioners are ladies and claim clean antecedent.

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

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased is already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let 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 District & Additional Sessions Judge-V, Supaul in connection with Supaul Nadi P. S. Case No. 68 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T