Rachna Kumari @ Archana Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.110 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2025 Thana- WARISNAGAR District- Samastipur ====================================================== 1.

Rachna Kumari @ Archana Kumari S/o- Uma Shankar Roy @ Uma Prasad Roy @ Uma Shankar Ray R/v- Kusaiya Ps- Warisnagar Dist- Samastipur 2.

Uma Shankar Roy @ Uma Prasad Roy @ Uma Shankar Ray S/o- Late Thithar Ray R/v- Kusaiya Ps- Warisnagar Dist- Samastipur 3.

Sarita Devi Uma Shankar Roy @ Uma Prasad Roy @ Uma Shankar Ray R/v- Kusaiya Ps- Warisnagar Dist- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shubhesh Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Fahimuddin, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in Warisnagar P. S. Case No. 87 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. It is a case of dowry death. As per the prosecution case, the daughter of informant got married with co-accused Kamlesh Kumar in the year 2022. Later on, these petitioners along with other co-accused persons started subjecting her to torture and harassment for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and ultimately, accused persons killed the deceased.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.110 of 2026(3) dt.20-02-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioner no. 1 is unmarried sister-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is father-in-law and petitioner no. 3 is mother-in-law of deceased. As a matter of fact, deceased died during treatment on 12.01.2025 and after that, panchayati was convened and complaint case was lodged. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the affairs of deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail and submits that petitioners are in-laws of the deceased and there is direct and specific allegation that they along with other co-accused persons killed the deceased due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand. The deceased died in unnatural circumstances within 7 years of marriage in her matrimonial house.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that deceased died in unnatural condition within 7 years of marriage in her in-laws' house, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is rejected.

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