The court grants pre-arrest bail based on general allegations and mandates further inquiry into individual involvement.

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 16-01-2026 Heard Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners; Ms. Kumari Akanksha Rai, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection offence punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, petitioners along with other co-accused persons, had killed the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law and petitioners no. 2 and 3 are brother-in-law (Dewar) of the deceased. General and omnibus allegation has been levelled against the petitioners. Husband of the deceased namely, Santosh Sah is in jail. On these grounds, petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, allegation being general and omnibus against the petitioners no. 2 and 3, who are brother-in-law (Dewar) of the deceased, the petitioners no. 2 and 3, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. So far as petitioner no. 1, who is mother-in-law of the deceased, is concerned, call for up-to-date legible carbon copy/xerox copy of case diary in connection with the aforesaid case from the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Bettiah, West Champaran /court concerned.

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners no. 2 and 3 as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioners no. 2 and 3 as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

9. Re-notify the present bail application on

16.02.2026.