Shakti Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69955 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-567 Year-2024 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria ====================================================== 1.

Shakti Kumar Son of Nandkishor Mahto Resident of Dardi Aas, P.S. - Gangour, District - Khagaria 2.

Sefali Kumari @ Shipali Kumari D/o Nandkishor Mahto Resident of Dardi Aas, P.S. - Gangour, District - Khagaria.

3.

Ranjan Devi W/o of Nandkishor Mahto Resident of Dardi Aas, P.S. - Gangour, District - Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-11-2025 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 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. It is a case of dowry death. As per prosecution case, informant alleged that marriage of his daughter was solemnized with co-accused Shivdani Kumar @ Shiva on 03.01.2024 as per Hindu rites and rituals and thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, committed torture and harassment with the victim due to non-fulfillment of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69955 of 2025(3) dt.27-11-2025 2/3 demand of dowry and subsequently, all the accused persons committed murder of the victim.

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 Petitioner No. 1 happens to be brother-in-law (Devar), Petitioner No. 2 happens to be sister-in-law (Nanad) and Petitioner No. 3 happens to be mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Informant is not an eye witness of the alleged occurrence. Allegation of demand of dowry is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against these petitioners. As a matter of fact, the deceased herself committed suicide. Thrust of accusation is against husband of deceased who is already in custody since 10.11.2025. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69955 of 2025(3) dt.27-11-2025 3/3 antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.

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, Khagaria in connection with Khagaria P.S. Case No. 567 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