Radhika Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38883 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2024 Thana- PIRO District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

Radhika Devi W/O Baban Ram Resident of Village- Piro, Ward no. 08, P.S.- Piro, District- Bhojpur 2.

Baban Ram S/O Late Chhabila Ram Resident of Village- Piro, Ward no. 08, P.S.- Piro, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Pandey For the State :

Md. Mushtaque Alam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioners are seeking regular bail in connection with S.Tr. No. 132 of 2025 arising out of Piro P.S. Case No. 223 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the IPC.

3. As per the prosecution case, informant's daughter was assaulted and killed by her husband and in-laws for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry of Rs. 2 lakh.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He has further submitted that petitioner no. 1 is mother-inlaw and petitioner no. 2 is father-in-law of the deceased and after solemnization of marriage, the deceased and her husband were living

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38883 of 2025(5) dt.05-01-2026 2/2 separately from the petitioners. It has further been submitted that according to allegation, prior to her death, the victim was assaulted but as per postmortem report, no external injury was found on the person of the deceased. He has also submitted that the petitioners are persons of clean antecedents and are under custody since 22.11.2024.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. The petitioners are mother-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased and as per postmortem report, no external injury was found on the dead body. Only nasal bleeding was there.

7. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above-named, are directed to furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall release the petitioners on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-X, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with S.Tr. No. 132 of 2025 arising out of Piro P.S. Case No. 223 of 2024, subject to the following conditions that the petitioners shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make themselves available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) priyanka/- U T