Ramvati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66940 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2022 Thana- PIPRA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Ramvati devi Son of Bhanu ram Resident of Village - Mahuawa, P.S. - Pipra, Dist. - East Champaran.

2.

Bhanu Ram Son of Late Sukul Ram Resident of Village - Mahuawa, P.S. - Pipra, Dist. - East Champaran.

3.

Hari Om Ram Son of Late Sukul Ram Resident of Village - Mahuawa, P.S. - Pipra, Dist. - East Champaran.

4.

Manjila Devi Wife of Hari Om Ram Resident of Village - Mahuawa, P.S. - Pipra, Dist. - East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Zainul Abedin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 302, 120(B), 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the marriage of informant was solemnized with Rajkumar Ram (deceased) on 26-05-2021. After the marriage, the informant came to her matrimonial house, where she came to know that her husband has illicit relation with his Bhabhi- Ramwati Devi (petitioner no.

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1) and when the informant raised objection, accused persons sent the informant to her maika. Thereafter, it was decided in Panchyat that the husband of informant will bring the informant to his house. On 07-06-2025, all the accused persons started quarrelling with the husband of informant and conspiring with each other, committed his murder.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner nos. 1 & 4 are Bhabhi and petitioner nos. 2 & 3 are brothers of the deceased. From perusal of F.I.R., it appears that informant is not eye-witness to the occurrence. Except suspicion, there is nothing on record to show complicity of these petitioners in the alleged occurrence. As per post-mortem report, doctor has found the cause of death as Asphyxia. As a matter of fact, due to quarrel, the deceased committed suicide. During investigation, it has come that informant has solemnized second marriage. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66940 of 2025(4) dt.01-12-2025 3/3 thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 181 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T