Lalendra Prasad @ Narendra Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90832 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-487 Year-2025 Thana- HILSA District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1.

Lalendra Prasad @ Narendra Prasad Son of R/o Vill. - Teka Bigha, P.S. - Hilsa, Dist - Nalanda.

2.

Vimla Devi @ Vimala @ Lila Devi Wife of Lalendra Prasad @ Narendra Prasad R/o Vill. - Teka Bigha, P.S. - Hilsa, Dist - Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 28-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend arrest in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 487 of 2025 registered for offences under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners are the in-laws of the deceased. The allegation against the petitioners is of assaulting and killing the deceased along with other coaccused persons for demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are quite innocent and have not committed any offence. He further submits that the deceased had fallen down

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90832 of 2025(2) dt.28-01-2026 2/3 and she was treated initially at the local hospital and thereafter, she was brought to Ford hospital and subsequently she was refereed to PMCH where during the course of treatment, she died. He further submits that the only child of the deceased is staying with the petitioners who are looking after their grand child. It has also been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the informant has filed an application in support of the above contention in the Court below.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the Court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st, Hilsa, Nalanda /concerned Court below in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 487 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS and with a further condition that:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90832 of 2025(2) dt.28-01-2026 3/3 (I). At the time of accepting the bail bonds of the petitioners, the Court below shall verify the fact that whether the child of the deceased is staying with the petitioners or not. If it is found that the child of the deceased is staying with the petitioners then only the bail bonds of the petitioners shall be accepted otherwise appropriate order shall be passed by the Court below.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T