Larai Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41978 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-222 Year-2025 Thana- GHORASAHAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Larai Sah Son of Chulahae Saha Resident of Village- Kadamwa, P.S.- Ghorasahan, District- East Champaran 2.

Vivek Kumar Son of Larai Sah @ Larai Saha Resident of VillageKadamwa, P.S.- Ghorasahan, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anish Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 02-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The accused-petitioners, named in the F.I.R., are apprehending their arrest in connection with Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 222 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 238(a) & 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (in short, the 'B.N.S.').

3. As per FIR, petitioners and their family members alleged to cause death of sister of the informant due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioner no.1 is father-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is brother-in-law and they were living separately much before

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41978 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 2/3 the alleged occurrence from the deceased and her husband and even they had no connection with their daily and domestic affairs.

5. It is submitted that with same allegation, mother-inlaw of the deceased, who is also one of the accused in this case, has already been granted anticipatory bail by one of the learned coordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 21995 of 2026 dated 15.04.2026.

6. It is arguing further that the thrust of allegation is available against the husband of the deceased, who is already in custody since 03.11.2025. Petitioners claimed clean antecedent.

7. Learned A.P.P. for the opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

8. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as both petitioners are in-laws claimed to live separately with the deceased and her husband, coupled with the fact that the mother-in-law of the deceased has already been granted anticipatory bail, as discussed aforesaid, accordingly, both above-named petitioners, who claimed clean antecedent, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41978 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 3/3 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Sikrahana, East Champaran at Dhaka/concerned court in connection with Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 222 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S.").

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U T