Santosh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43507 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2026 Thana- SAHEBPUR KAMAL District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.
Santosh Yadav S/o Late Vimal Yadav @ Vimal Kumar Yadav @ Dilip Yadav Resident of village-Baburahi, P.S.- Sahebpur Kamal, District- Begusarai 2.
Premlata Devi W/o Sri Santosh Yadav Resident of village-Baburahi, P.S.- Sahebpur Kamal, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners have prayed for bail in connection with Sahebpur Kamal P.S. Case No. 38 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 304B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that Amrita Kumari (deceased) was married to one Sachin Kumar. It is alleged that she was being subjected to cruelty on account of nonfulfillment of the dowry demand of Five lakh rupees and she was ultimately killed.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43507 of 2026(2) dt.07-07-2026 2/2 committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the nature of allegation is general and omnibus. Petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. The main thrust of allegation is against the husband. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioners have no criminal antecedent and they are languishing in judicial custody since 12.02.2026.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-IV, Begusarai in connection with Sahebpur Kamal P.S. Case No. 38 of 2026.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T