Rakesh Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67632 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2025 Thana- MINAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Rakesh Sahani Son of Lakhindra sahani Resident of Village - Bada Bharati, P.S. - Minapur, Dist. - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Anita Kumari , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State .

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a complaint case punishable for the offence under Sections 80 and 3 (5) of BNS.

3. As per prosecution case , daughter of informant was married with co-accused Lalu Sahani in the year 2022 and after the marriage , she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by all the accused persons due to non-fulfillment of additional demand of dowry and ultimately the accused persons committed the murder of daughter of informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67632 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/3 petitioner is co-villager of the family members of co-accused persons. He is simply the victim of over implications because he happens to be one of the co-villagers who was present at the time of alleged Panchayati which was held between the parties. There is no direct or indirect material or record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged occurrence . Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with the family affairs of deceased and her husband. Thrust of the accusation is against other co-accused persons. It is further orally submitted that father-in -law and mother-in - law of the deceased is in custody .

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

6. However, considering the fact that father-in -law and mother-in -law of the deceased is in custody and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District & Additional Sessions Judge - V Muzaffarpur in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No. 195 of 2025 , subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2)

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67632 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 3/3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U