Manaraj Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56117 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2025 Thana- Bhelahi District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Manaraj Sah S/o- Late Nema Sah Resident of village- Pipriya, Ps- Bhelahi Dist- East Champaran 2.

Niramala Devi W/o- Manaraj Sah Resident of village- Pipriya, Ps- Bhelahi Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 21-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Bhelahi P.S. Case No. 60 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 80, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. Prosecution story, in short, is that the petitioners along with other family members have killed the deceased for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner no.1 is the father-in-law and petitioner no.2 is the mother-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56117 of 2025(2) dt.21-08-2025 2/2 allegation against these petitioners. Learned counsel further submitted that there is no specific allegation of demand of dowry from these petitioners. The husband of the deceased is already in custody. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners are in custody since 08.06.2025 and have no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, there being no direct allegation against the petitioners as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

7. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bhelahi P.S. Case No. 60 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T