Court grants pre-arrest bail due to insufficient specific allegations against petitioners in dowry-related case.

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

3 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 26 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 85, 109, 352, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the BNS.

3. Allegation is of subjecting the informant to various sorts of torture due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they have committed no offence as alleged in the F.I.R. Informant is the second wife of the husband of the petitioner no.2. Petitioner no.1 is the father-in-law, petitioner no.2 is the first wife of the husband of the informant and petitioner nos. 3 and 4 are the step daughters of the informant and the allegation levelled against them is general and omnibus. The petitioners have clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. 6. In view of the general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners who are close relative of the husband of the informant, I find that the petitioners have, prima facie, made out a case to be released on bail.

7. The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Madhubani in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 26 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C / 482(2) BNSS.

8. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para-3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

9. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J)