Raj Mangal Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61567 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-481 Year-2025 Thana- AHIYAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

Raj Mangal Sahni (M), aged about 72 years, Son of Late Jageshwar Sahani 2.

Urmila Devi (F), aged about 60 years, W/O Raj Mangal Sahni, Both are resident of Village- Dadar, Police Station- Ahiyapur, DistrictMuzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Kalyan Shankar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard Mr. Vijay Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Kalyan Shankar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 481 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80, 123 and 31(2) of the B.N.S. (corresponding Section 304(B), 328, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code).

3. Allegation against the petitioners is of committing murder due to non fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61567 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/3 falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law and they had no concern in any manner with the conjugal life of their son and daughter-in-law (deceased). Learned counsel further submitted that death had taken place after one month from the date of alleged incidence at a private hospital and, as such, no case under Section 80 of the B.N.S. is made out against these petitioners. On these grounds, petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and in view of general and omnibus allegation levelled against petitioner no. 1, namely, Raj Mangal Sahni, the petitioner no. 1 is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Muzaffarpur, in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 481 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner no. 1 as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner no. 1 as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

8. So far as, petitioner no. 2, namely, Urmila Devi, is concerned, I am not inclined to enlarge her on bail at this stage.

9. Accordingly, the present bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T