Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64473 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-155 Year-2025 Thana- KAJI MUHAMMADPUR DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.
Manju Devi W/o Mishrilal Sah R/o Mohalla- Neemchowk Sadpura, PSKazimohammadpur, Distrcit- Muzaffarpur 2.
Shyam Sah @ Shyam Kumar Sah S/o Mishrilal Sah R/o MohallaNeemchowk Sadpura, PS- Kazimohammadpur, Distrcit- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, A.P.P.
For the Informant :
Mr. Sumit Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, informant and the State.
2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 123, 103(1), 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per F.I.R., informant alleges that due to illtreatment of these petitioners, his sister was forced to consume poison which led to her death while undergoing treatment in I.T. Memorial Hospital, Muzaffarpur on 20.05.2025. Petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is brother-in-law of the deceased sister of informant.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64473 of 2025(3) dt.20-11-2025 2/3 submits that specific accusation of committing torture and illtreatment is against petitioner no. 1. So far petitioner no. 2 is concerned, there is no allegation of specific overt act against him and he has been made accused in this case merely because he is brother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Considering the specific accusation of torture and ill-treatment, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner No. 1 is refused.
7. However, considering the nature of accusation against petitioner No. 2, the anticipatory bail with regard to petitioner No. 2 is allowed and it is ordered that the above named petitioner No. 2 in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st (East), Muzaffarpur in connection with Kazimohammadpur P. S. Case No. 155 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64473 of 2025(3) dt.20-11-2025 3/3 under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T