Shivmangal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51541 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2025 Thana- ADHAOURA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== 1.

Shivmangal Yadav S/o Late Dhari Yadav Village- Dumrawa, PS- Adhaura, District- Kaimur at Bhabua 2.

Turki Devi @ Torani Devi @ Torni Devi W/o Shivmangal Yadav VillageDumrawa, PS- Adhaura, District- Kaimur at Bhabua 3.

Ramawadh Yadav @ Ram Awadh @ Ram Awadh Boath S/o Shivmangal Yadav Village- Dumrawa, PS- Adhaura, District- Kaimur at Bhabua 4.

Ram Pravesh Yadav S/o Shivmangal Yadav Village- Dumrawa, PS- Adhaura, District- Kaimur at Bhabua 5.

Lakshmi Kumari @ Lakshani Kumari @ Lachhni Kumari D/o Shivmangal Yadav Village- Dumrawa, PS- Adhaura, District- Kaimur at Bhabua ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Parwej Khan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bishweshwar Ram, A.P.P.

Mr. RK Chaudhary, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 80(2), 238 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. It is a case of dowry death. Informant alleges that his sister was married with one Lalan Yadav in 2019. After sometime, petitioners and their family members started subjecting the victim to cruelty and harassment for nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. On 12.4.2025 informant received information that his sister is missing. Informant came

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51541 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/3 to know that she was killed by the accused persons and dead body was disposed of in forest to conceal the evidence.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. petitioner no.1 is father-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is mother-in-law, petitioner no.3 and 4 are brother-in-law(dewar), and petitioner no.5 is sister-in-law (unmarried nanad) of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners and no specific overt act has been alleged against them who happen to be family members of the husband of the deceased. It is further submitted that the petitioners are separate in mess and business. Thrust of allegation is against the husband of the deceased who is already in custody.

5. Learned counsel for the State and the informant oppose the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let both the petitioners, as named above, 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in Adhaura

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51541 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 3/3 (Adoura) Police Station Case No. 38 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T