Pradeep Pandit v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67746 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2024 Thana- DHAMOUL District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.
Pradeep Pandit S/o Late Bundi Pandit Resident Of Village- Badi Gulani, PsDhamoul, District- Nawada 2.
Sona Devi W/o Pradeep Pandit Resident Of Village- Badi Gulani, PsDhamoul, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners seek permission to make necessary corrections in Paragraph No. 1 of the present bail application.
3. Permission, as prayed for, is accorded.
4. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 108, 238, 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
5. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that marriage of daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Balmiki Kumar four months ago. It is alleged that thereafter, all
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67746 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, committed torture and harassment with daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. On 31.07.2024 at about 11 o'clock, informant received information from a relative that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, have killed her daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
6. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely because they happens to be father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioners are victim of over implication. Informant is not an eye witness of the allegation occurrence. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. There is no specific allegation of torture or demand of dowry against these petitioners. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 01.08.2024. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
7. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
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8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
9. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners 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 learned A.C.J.M.-IInd, Nawada in connection with Dhamaul P.S. Case No. 61 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T