Rekha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36011 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2026 Thana- GHOGHARDIHA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Rekha Devi W/o Sri Ashok Sah R/o Village- Parsa, Navtoliya, Ward No.4, P.S- Ghoghardiha, Dist- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amrit Abhijat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 10-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

2. A prayer for bail has been made on behalf of the petitioner in connection with Ghoghardiha P.S. Case no. 10 of 2026 registered under section 103(1) and 3(5) of BNS.

3. Allegation in the F.I.R is that petitioner along with others killed the sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although originally case has been lodged under Section 103(1) of the BNS, subsequently after investigation charge sheet was submitted under section 108 of BNS. The petitioner is the motherin-law of the deceased and the present case is a suspected case of poisoning. The marriage of the informant's sister dates back to the year 2016 and a false allegation of dowry demand and torture etc, has been leveled against her. He further submits that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner to connect

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36011 of 2026(2) dt.10-06-2026 2/2 the alleged offence as she is living separately from the deceased and her husband. Further, the husband of the deceased, who is primarily responsible for the welfare of the wife, has already surrendered and is in judicial custody as would be evident from paragraph no. 8 of the petition. The petitioner is in custody since 01.02.2026 with no criminal antecedent and the charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the state.

6. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased and the husband is already in custody, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Ghoghardiha P.S. Case no. 10 of 2026 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned where the case is pending/successor Court. (Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T