Sunil Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41230 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-548 Year-2024 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== 1.
Sunil Singh Late Shivshankar Singh Village- Patedhi Baij P.S-Marhaura (Madhourah) District- Saran At Chapra Bihar 2.
Mala Devi W/o- Sunil Singh Village- Patedhi Baij P.S-Marhaura (Madhourah) District- Saran At Chapra Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rakesh Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP For the Informant :
Mr.Ankur Prakash Sinha, Adv. (through VC) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.P.P for the State and learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case, registered for offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 498(A), 302, 201 & 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per F.I.R., daughter of informant was married with co-accused Gurjeet Singh on 20.04.2024 and it is alleged that after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by the accused persons including these petitioners for dowry and lastly on 27.06.2024, the accused persons killed informant's daughter by strangulation.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41230 of 2025(5) dt.03-02-2026 2/2
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner no. 1 is cousin father-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is cousin mother-in-law of the deceased and they are simply victim of over implication. They are separate in mess and property.
5. However, learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that petitioners are named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that they used to harass the deceased for dowry. The deceased died within 2 1⁄2 half months of the marriage in an unnatural circumstances.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioners is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T