Tarannum Khatoon @ Tarannum v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1330 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-758 Year-2024 Thana- KATIHAR NAGAR District- Katihar ====================================================== Tarannum Khatoon @ Tarannum W/o- Shamim Akhter R/v- Nasirganj, Hariganj Chowk, ward no- 26, PS- Katihar Nagar, Distt- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Manowar Ali Ansari S/o- Late Alauddin Ansari, R/O.- Kadampur, Ward No.- 45, P.S.- Nagar Katihar, Dist.- Katihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr. Dhananjay Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Mushtaque Alam, A.P.P.

For the O.P. No. 2 :

Mr. Bhola Prasad, Mr. Indrajeet Kumar, Advocates ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, opposite party no. 2 and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 103(1), 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Informant suspects that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, committed murder of the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1330 of 2026(6) dt.29-06-2026 2/3 is second wife of the husband of deceased and she is simply victim of over-implication. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus. As a matter of fact, the deceased was suffering from illness since long time and she died during course of treatment. It is further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who has already been granted regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 11.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 79899 of 2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that husband of the deceased has already been granted bail, 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Katihar Nagar P. S. Case No. 758 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1330 of 2026(6) dt.29-06-2026 3/3 the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T