Dhanilal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42825 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-657 Year-2023 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Dhanilal Yadav S/o Motilal Yadav Resident of Village - Manikpur, PS - Gopalganj, District - Gopalganj, State - Bihar 2.

Maya Devi W/o Dhanilal Yadav Resident of Village - Manikpur, PS - Gopalganj, District - Gopalganj, State - Bihar 3.

Poonam Kumari @ Poonam Devi D/o Dhanilal Yadav Resident of Village - Manikpur, PS - Gopalganj, District - Gopalganj, State - Bihar 4.

Shri Bhagwan Yadav S/o Dhanilal Yadav Resident of Village - Manikpur, PS - Gopalganj, District - Gopalganj, State - Bihar 5.

Chandan Yadav @ Chandan Kumar S/o Dhanilal Yadav Resident of Village - Manikpur, PS - Gopalganj, District - Gopalganj, State - Bihar 6.

Bebiya Devi @ Bebi Devi W/o Prahlad Yadav Resident of Village - Sipaya Khas, P.S - Sapahiya Khas, District - Gopalganj, State - Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Anant Yadav @ Anwat Yadav S/o Bhuran Yadav Resident of Village - Saraiyan Pipra, P.S - Govindganj, District - East Champaran, State - Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Saurabh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nitya Nand Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 07-07-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and apprehending their arrest in connection with Gopalganj Nagar P.S. Case No. 657 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(b), 34 of IPC.

3. The allegation against petitioners is to cause

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42825 of 2026(2) dt.07-07-2026 2/3 death of married daughter of informant alongwith coaccused persons due to non fulfillment of demand of dowry as raised for cash of Rs. 5 lakh and a motorcycle.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are in-laws living separately with deceased daughter of informant and her husband and as such they have no connections with their daily and domestic affairs. It is submitted that the thrust of allegation is available against husband of the deceased. It is further argued that during course of investigation, the informant filed a petition before learned CJM, Gopalganj, retracting his earlier statement and stated thereof that out of mental imbalance his daughter committed suicide. It is also submitted that cause of death was due to hanging, where no external injury was noticed upon dead body of the deceased suggesting prima-facie that deceased was not assaulted physically soon before the occurrence. Petitioners claimed clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42825 of 2026(2) dt.07-07-2026 3/3

5. Learned APP while opposing the prayer of bail fairly conceded that petitioners are in-laws.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as all petitioners are in-laws, who claimed to living separately with deceased and her husband, accordingly all above-named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, are directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Gopalganj /concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Gopalganj Nagar P.S. Case No. 657 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

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