Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85376 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-538 Year-2025 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Manju Devi Wife of Naresh Paswan Resident of Village - Premraj Bhutiyachak, P.S. - Mahua, Dist. - Vaishali, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Daya Devi W/o Rambabu Paswan R/o Village and Post - Nawachak, P.S. - Harlochanpur Sukki, Dist. - Vaishali, Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prakash Chandra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 103, 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. It is case of dowry death. Prosecution case, in brief, is that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner killed the daughter of informant due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and she is simply victim of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85376 of 2025(4) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 over-implication. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with family affairs of the deceased. As a matter of fact, deceased died due to Asphyxia. He further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 06.01.2026. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IV, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua P. S. Case No. 538 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T