Shree Hari Yadav @ Hari Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36531 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2026 Thana- SARE District- Nalanda ====================================================== Shree Hari Yadav @ Hari Yadav Son of Late Parasa Yadav @ Prasadi Yadv Residen of Village-Manpur, P.O-Amawan, P.S-Sare, District-Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Prem Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 11-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 238(a) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner along with other is said to have committed murder of the sister of the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits at the outset that the deceased is the sister of the informant who was married to one Ghanshyam Yadav, son of the petitioner, in the year 2011. It appears from the First Information Report that after marriage there was a demand of dowry and on 30.01.2026, the informant had received an information that her
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36531 of 2026(2) dt.11-06-2026 2/3 sister had been taken somewhere on the pretext of her treatment. The petitioner happens to be a 82 years old father-inlaw of the deceased, who was living separately from his son and daughter-in-law and and there is no specific allegation against him. It further appears from the bail rejection order that during investigation the statement of the Doctor was recorded from which it is indicated that deceased had consumed celphos and there is further material in the form of statement of Auto driver that the husband of the deceased had taken the deceased to the Barh hospital for treatment as she was very serious. Petitioner is in custody since 31.01.2026, charge-sheet has been submitted and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State opposed the grant of bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report.
6. Taking into consideration and considering the fact that the petitioner is a 82 years old father-in-law of the deceased with no specific allegation and the case is one under Section 103(1) of the BNS, as such, the presumption clause would not be applicable, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36531 of 2026(2) dt.11-06-2026 3/3 each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class-X, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif/concerned Court below in connection with Sare P.S. Case No. 22 of 2026. (Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T