Sunil Pandit v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86074 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2025 Thana- Akbarpur District- Purnia ====================================================== 1.
Sunil Pandit Son of Late Narayan Pandit Resident of Village - Parwatta Ward no. 14, Police Station - Akbarpur, District - Purnea. 2.
Rambha Devi Wife of Sunil Pandit Resident of Village - Parwatta Ward no. 14, Police Station - Akbarpur, District - Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-01-2026 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 61(2) 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 Deepak Kumar on 11.03.2024 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 demand of dowry and subsequently, all the accused persons committed
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86074 of 2025(2) dt.07-01-2026 2/3 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 they happen to be fatherin-law and 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. 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.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86074 of 2025(2) dt.07-01-2026 3/3 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, Purnea in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 68 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