Manna Jha @ Manna Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38912 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-29 Year-2026 Thana- BANGAWON District- Saharsa ====================================================== 1.
Manna Jha @ Manna Devi Wife of Vijay Jha @ Vijay Kant Jha Resident of - Chainpur, Ward No. -13, P.S.- Bangaon, District- Saharsa, Bihar- 852212. 2.
Ravi Jha @ Ravi Kunar Jha @ Rabi Kumar @ Ravi Kumar Son of Vijay Jha @ Vijay Kant Jha Resident of - Chainpur, Ward No. -13, P.S.- Bangaon, District- Saharsa, Bihar- 852212.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Kumar Prabhakar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-06-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bangaon P.S. Case No. 29 of 2026 registered for the offence under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (B.N.S.).
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that the named accused persons including the petitioners used to torture the sister of the informant, mentally and physically and ultimately she was informed that her sister has died under suspicious condition.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner no. 1 is the mother-in-law while the petitioner no.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38912 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/3 2 is the brother-in-law of the deceased. It has further been submitted that the petitioners had no connection with family matters of the deceased or the alleged incident. It has next been submitted that the husband of deceased namely, Sonu Kumar Jha is in custody and moreover, from the post-mortem report, which has been brought on record by way of Annexure-2, it would be evident that no external injuries were found and even the cause of death was kept reserved. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioners carry clean antecedent.
5. The learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, let the petitioners, above-named, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the concerned Court/successor Court within a period of four weeks from today, on their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court/successor Court where the case is pending in connection with Bangaon P.S. Case No. 29 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38912 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 3/3 Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with corresponding Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (B.N.S.S.) as well as subject to the following conditions :
(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his/her close relative and the other shall be a local resident.
(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present before the concerned Court on each and every date of the trial and shall cooperate in the investigation.
(iii) In case of absence for two consecutive occasions or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bonds of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the concerned Court.
(iv) The concerned Court shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case, at any stage, it is found that he/she has concealed his/her criminal antecedents, the Court concerned shall take necessary steps for cancellation of his/her bail bond. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the abovementioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
7. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial.
8. The application stands allowed.
(Sourendra Pandey, J) Tannu/- U T