Harendra Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47854 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-266 Year-2025 Thana- MANIYARI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.
Harendra Sahani Son of Ashrafi Sahni Resident of Village - Pakahi, PsManiyari, Dist- Muzaffarpur 2.
Tetari Devi Wife of Harendra Sahani Resident of Village - Pakahi, PsManiyari, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend arrest in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No. 266 of 2025 lodged on 12.09.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 80 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against 06 named accused persons including the present petitioners and one unknown person with allegation that the marriage of the informant's sister was solemnized with the petitioners' son. In the FIR, it has been alleged that the informant's sister informed to her brother that their in-laws would kill her. When the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47854 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 informant reached at his sister in law's house then saw that his sister was killed by hanging.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. He submits that the husband of the deceased is already in custody since 29.05.2026, as mentioned in para 11 of the present bail application. It is specifically pleaded that as per the post-mortem report, the cause of death was due to hanging and there was absolutely no external injury found on the deceased body. He submits that the petitioner no. 1 is father in law of the deceased and petitioner no. 2 is mother in law of the deceased and they are living separately since long and the deceased and her husband have no concern with the affairs of the family. He further submits that the petitioners have clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners but fairly submits that the husband of the deceased is already in custody.
6. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) each as mentioned in
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47854 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 Section 2(1)(d) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M.-VIII (West), Muzaffarpur, in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No. 266 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T