Sharvan Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58184 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2025 Thana- RAHUI District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1.

Sharvan Kewat S/O Radheshyam Kewat Resident of Village- Mandilpar, P.S- Rahui, District- Nalanda.

2.

Bahadur Kewat @ Bahadur Kumar S/O Radheshyam Kewat Resident of Village- Mandilpar, P.S- Rahui, District- Nalanda. 3.

Lal Gulab Kewat @ Lal Gulab S/O Radheshyam Kewat Resident of VillageMandilpar, P.S- Rahui, District- Nalanda. 4.

Laxman Kewat @ Lakshman Kumar S/O Radheshyam Kewat Resident of Village- Mandilpar, P.S- Rahui, District- Nalanda. 5.

Rajni Devi W/O Bahadur Kewat @ Bahadur Kumar Resident of VillageMandilpar, P.S- Rahui, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Ajeet Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-09-2025 At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this anticipatory bail application with regard to petitioner no. 1 as he has already been arrested during pendency of the case.

2. Permission is granted.

3. This anticipatory bail application with regard to petitioner no. 1 is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn.

4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58184 of 2025(2) dt.01-09-2025 2/3

5. Petitioner nos. 2 to 5 apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

6. As per the prosecution case, marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Balram Kewat in the year 2020 thereafter, it is alleged that these petitioners along with other F.I.R. named accused persons killed the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner nos. 2, 3 & 4 are brothers-in-law and petitioner nos. 5 is sister-in-law (Gotni) of the deceased. Allegation against petitioners is general and omnibus allegation. 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 27.04.2025. Petitioners have got clean antecedent.

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

9. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58184 of 2025(2) dt.01-09-2025 3/3 ordered that let the above named petitioner nos. 2 to 5 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 Judicial Magistrate-III, Biharsharif, Nalanda in connection with Rahui P. S. Case No. 224 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