Dhananjay Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.92049 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-861 Year-2025 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Dhananjay Pandey S/O Late Gobardhan Pandey R/O Vill.- Roari, P.S.- Shikarpur, Dist.- West Champaran.

2.

Prabhawati Devi W/o Dhananjay Pandey R/O Vill.- Roari, P.S.- Shikarpur, Dist.- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that these petitioners, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons, killed the daughter of informant by strangulation due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioner no. 1 is father-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is mother-in-law

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.92049 of 2025(4) dt.27-04-2026 2/2 of the deceased and they are simply victims of overimplications. Allegation against petitioners is general and omnibus. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and they are not concerned with family affairs of the deceased. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased is already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Shikarpur P. S. Case No. 861 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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