Parwati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46789 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2024 Thana- Kotwali District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1 .

Parwati Devi W/o- Ram Chandra Sahni Village- Bhatyani Sarai, Marwari Collagr P.s-Kotwali Dist-Darbhanga 2.

Nitu Devi W/o- Santosh Sahni Village- Bhatyani Sarai, Marwari Collagr P.sKotwali Dist-Darbhanga 3 .

Sumit Kumar @ Sumit Sahni S/o- Sarvan Sahni Village- Bhatyani Sarai, Marwari Collagr P.s-Kotwali Dist-Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Girish Chandra Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State .

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 82(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita .

3 . It is a case of dowry death. As per prosecution case, marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Ravi Sahani and thereafter, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including these petitioners

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46789 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/3 tortured and harassed the daughter of informant due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry of Rs. 2 lacs and subsequently, killed her by strangulation .

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 is cousin mother-in -law , and petitioner No. 3 is brother-in-law of the deceased and they are simply victims of over-implication. He further submits that petitioners are separate in mess and property and they have got no concern with the affairs of the couple. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5 . Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application .

6. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with Kotwali P. S. Case No. 57 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46789 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 3/3 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure .

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