Parvati Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45761 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2026 Thana- SUPAUL District- Supaul ====================================================== Parvati Devi W/o Shivshankar Mahto R/o Village and P.O. - Bairo, Ward no. 12, P.S. and Dist. - Supaul.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Renu Kumari W/o Shailendra Kumar Mahto R/o Village - Kadwa Bind Toli, Ward no. 1, P.S. - Nawgachia, Dist. - Bhagalpur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Neeraj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 21-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. 138 of 2026, registered for offences under Sections 80, 103(1), and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. The prosecution case is that the deceased (daughter of informant Renu Devi) was subjected to torture by her in-laws for dowry and died an unnatural death within a year of marriage while being three months pregnant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an elderly mother-in-law suffering from cardiac ailments (under treatment at AIIMS, Patna), with clean
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45761 of 2026(2) dt.21-07-2026 2/2 antecedents and general allegations against her.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail prayer, highlighting the gravity of the offence and physical injuries on the body of the deceased.
6. Considering the seriousness of the allegations, the injuries found on the deceased, her death within a short period of marriage, and the petitioner's presence at the place of occurrence, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner is rejected.
(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J) veena/- U T