Sheela Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69711 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-293 Year-2025 Thana- BIHAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1.
Sheela Devi W/o Jungbahadur Prasad R/o - Bajrachak, P.S - Katri Sarai, Nalanda, Bihar 2.
Jungbahadur Prasad S/o Late Ragunandan Prasad R/o - Bajrachak, P.S - Katri Sarai, Nalanda, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Ranjan Kumar Srivastava , Advocate For the State :
Ms. Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-10-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that marriage of daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Praveen Kumar on 30.04.2025 as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that thereafter, all 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 14.05.2025, informant received information that all
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69711 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 2/3 the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, have killed his daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. 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 happen to be mother-in-law and father-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 14.05.2025. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. 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.
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7. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Biharsharif P.S. Case No. 293 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T