Reena Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46528 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSWARI District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Reena Devi wife of Late Surendra Yadav Village- Kadra PS -Ghoswari District- Patna 2.
Babli Devi @ Babli Kumari Daughter of Late Surendra yadav VillageKadra PS -Ghoswari District- Patna 3.
Bablu Kumar Son of Late Surendra Yadav Village- Kadra PS -Ghoswari District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr. Kumar Rajdeep, Ms. Diksah Kumari, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.
2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. It is a case of dowry death. It is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including these petitioners killed the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is married sister-in-law and petitioner no. 3 is brother-in-law of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46528 of 2025(2) dt.14-07-2025 2/2 deceased. Allegation against the petitioners is general and omnibus. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and they have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 08.07.2025. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the bail application.
6. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Barh, Patna in connection with Ghoshwari P. S. Case No. 63 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T