Ram Sakal Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82894 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2025 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.
Ram Sakal Mahto S/o Late Bipat Mahto Resident of Village- Mohni Sakrauli, P.S.- Nanpur, District- Sitamarhi 2.
Manju Devi D/o Late Bipat Mahto Resident of Village- Mohni Sakrauli, P.S.- Nanpur, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Gita Devi W/o Ashok Mahto Resident of Village- Samdhiniya, P.S.- Jale, District- Darbhanga ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Hans Lal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 80, 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per prosecution case, daughter of informant was married to co-accused Ratanlal Mahto six years ago and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by the accused persons for dowry and lastly on 16.02.2025, the accused persons killed informant's daughter.
4. Petitioner no. 1 is brother-in-law (nsoj) and petitioner no. 2 is sister-in-law (uun) of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation. Thrust of the accusation is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82894 of 2025(3) dt.22-01-2026 2/2 against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody since 13.01.2026. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the family affairs of deceased and her husband.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioners.
6. However, considering the aforesaid facts 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-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Sadar, Sitamarhi in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 77 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T