Asha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45574 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2025 Thana- SARAI District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.
Asha Devi W/o Chandeshwar Ram R/o Village- Mahmmadpur Majhouli, PS- Sarai, District- Vaishali 2.
Chandeshwar Ram S/o Late Ramashish Ram R/o Village- Mahmmadpur Majhouli, PS- Sarai, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Ms. Bela Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 80 of the B.N.S..
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of sister of informant, namely Kajal Kumar, was solemnized with son of these petitioners, namely Sonu Kumar on 21.05.2023 as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that thereafter, due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, subjected the victim to cruelty and harassment and later on, committed her
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45574 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 2/3 murder.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioner No. 1 is mother-in-law and Petitioner No. 2 is father-in-law of the deceased and they are victims of over implication. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of deceased, who is already in judicial custody since 24.07.2025. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-X, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45574 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 3/3 Sarai P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T