IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7841 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2025 Thana- PALIGANJ District- Patna ======================================================

1. Santu Kumar S/O Late Shivji Yadav R/o- Village- Bela, P.s- Paliganj Dist-

Patna

2. Puspa Devi @ Puspa Kumari W/O Santosh Kumar R/o- Village- Bela, P.s-

Paliganj Dist-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioners : Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 20-02-2026 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 126(2), 115(2), 80, 85 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, informant alleged that marriage of his daughter was solemnized with co-accused Mantosh Kumar as per Hindu rites and rituals and thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, committed torture and harassment with the victim due to non- fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, all the accused persons committed murder of the victim.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely because Petitioner No. 1 happens to be Dewar and Petitioner No. 2 happens to be Gotni of the deceased. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Informant is not an eye witness of the alleged occurrence. Allegation of demand of dowry is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against this petitioner. As a matter of fact, the deceased committed suicide. Thrust of accusation is against husband of deceased who is already in custody since 05.08.2025. Petitioners 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 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 S.D.J.M., Danapur, Patna in connection with Paliganj P.S. Case No. 279 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

shashank/-

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