Ramji Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48878 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2026 Thana- KESARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Ramji Sah S/o Late Triveni Sah Resident of Village - Kesariya Purani Bazar, Jhadi Par, P.S - Kesariya, District - East Champaran 2.
Sheela Devi W/o Ramji Sah Resident of Village - Kesariya Purani Bazar, Jhadi Par, P.S - Kesariya, District - East Champaran 3.
Raja Kumar S/o Ramji Sah Resident of Village - Kesariya Purani Bazar, Jhadi Par, P.S - Kesariya, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Suraj Kumar Tiwari, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. This application for anticipatory bail arises out of Kesariya P.S. Case No. 17 of 2026 for the offence punishable under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per allegation, the deceased daughter of the informant was married to co-accused Suraj Sah in the year 2021. It has been alleged that she was killed by the petitioners and other co-accused persons by strangulating her neck for non fulfillment of dowry demand.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48878 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 that the petitioner no. 1 is father-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is mother-in-law while petitioner no. 3 is younger brother-in-law (devar) of the deceased and there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. It has further been submitted that the husband of the deceased is in judicial custody since 18.01.2026 and the said fact has been stated in paragraph-7 of the anticipatory bail application. It has further been submitted that the petitioners used to reside separately from the deceased and her husband and had got no concern with their day to day affairs.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioners and has submitted that the postmortem report of the deceased goes to show that she died as a result of asphyxia due to throttling.
6. Be that as it may, considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the husband of the deceased is already in custody, let the petitioners above named, in the event of his arrest/surrender within six weeks from today in the Court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M.-1st Class, East Champaran, Motihari, in connection with Kesariya P.S.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48878 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 Case No. 17 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
(Praveen Kumar, J) Abdus/- U T