Suman Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6315 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-714 Year-2025 Thana- DIGHA District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Suman Devi W/O Ganesh Rai R/O Vill.- Nakta Diyara, P.S.- Digha, Dist.- Patna 2.
Kiran Devi W/O Dinesh Rai R/O Vill.- Nakta Diyara, P.S.- Digha, Dist.- Patna 3.
Anita Devi W/O Dharamveer Yadav @ Dhanvir Rai R/O Vill.- Nakta Diyara, P.S.- Digha, Dist.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-03-2026 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 103, 238 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, have been demanding Rs.5,00,000/- and a motorcycle as dowry and due to non-fulfillment of the same, they have tortured the daughter of the informant. It is further alleged that the named accused persons, including these petitioners, with common
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6315 of 2026(3) dt.24-03-2026 2/3 intention, had strangulated the daughter of the informant to death for non-fulfillment of dowry and even burnt her dead body.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. This is one of those peculiar cases where the entire immediate family members of the deceased, i.e., the husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law have not been made parties, rather, the petitioners, being the cousin brothersin-law have been made parties who have been separate in mess for the last 20 years. It has further been submitted that the occurrence is of 07.09.2025, however, the FIR was registered after inordinate delay of eight days on 15.09.2025 in a very preplanned manner, as the petitioners have a long-standing dispute with the in-laws of the deceased.
It has next been submitted that it is the husband of the deceased and his parents who were instrumental in getting this forged and fabricated FIR lodged against these petitioners based on a concocted story of demand of dowry. Allegation of demand of dowry is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against these petitioners.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6315 of 2026(3) dt.24-03-2026 3/3 the privilege of anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 25.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 11724 of 2026. Petitioners are ladies and 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, claim based on parity 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 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 District and Sessions Judge XXXI, Patna in connection with Digha P.S. Case No. 714 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