Pundev Prasad Patel @ Pundev Prasad @ Pundeo Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51609 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2025 Thana- Bhelahi District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Pundev Prasad Patel @ Pundev Prasad @ Pundeo Prasad S/o Late Deo Raj Raut R/o Village- Purandra Ward No. 5, P.S.- Bhelahi, District- East Champaran 2.

Shobha Devi W/o Pundev Prasad Patel @ Pundev Prasad @ Pundeo Prasad R/o Village- Purandra Ward No. 5, P.S.- Bhelahi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hasnain Haider, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.

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

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that daughter of the informant was married to co-accused Upendra Patel about 16 years ago. Thereafter, it is alleged that these petitioners along with other F.I.R. named accused persons killed the daughter of informant and disposed of her dead body.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51609 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/2 Petitioner no. 1 is father-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is motherin-law of the deceased. 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. Petitioners are simply victims of over implications. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 21.03.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. 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 learned Sessions Judge, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Bhelahi P. S. Case No. 34 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