Virendra Sahani @ Birendra Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44089 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

Virendra Sahani @ Birendra Sahni son of Ram Varan Sahani @ Rambaran Sahni Village- Madhopur Police Station -Motipur District -Muzaffarpur 2.

Sarswati Devi Wife of Virendra Sahani @ Birendra Sahni VillageMadhopur Police Station -Motipur District -Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar S.K., Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 498(A), 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is a case of dowry death. It is alleged that these petitioners along with other F.I.R. named accused persons killed the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioner no. 1 is father-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is motherin-law of the deceased and they are simply victims of over-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44089 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/2 implication. There is general and omnibus allegation against these petitioners. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and they are not concerned with family affairs of the deceased. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody. Petitioners have got clean antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Court No. 8, Muzaffarpur (West) in connection with Motipur P. S. Case No. 175 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T