IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85492 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-355 Year-2025 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Bhagalpur ======================================================

Archana Kumari W/o Indradev Kumar @ Indradev Mandal Resident of village - Nawada, P.O - tilakpur, P.S - Sultanganj, District - Bhagalpur (Presently residing at Mohalla - Hafla Diwanganj, Ward No. 5, P.S - Mufassil, District - Katihar) ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kunal Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

2 13-01-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a woman and the informant alleges that his daughter was married to Rupesh on 18.06.2025, after marriage, the accused persons were demanding Rs.10 lacs by way of dowry, it is further alleged that Pappu, a friend of Rupesh and petitioner with whom Rupesh was in an illicit relationship also used to torture the victim for dowry, further the victim even heard Rupesh talking dirty with petitioner, it is next alleged that when victim objected the relationship of Rupesh with petitioner, the victim was threatened by Rupesh that he will leave her, it is further alleged that accused persons including the petitioner made condition conducive for the victim to commit suicide, further Rupesh in his bank account had added petitioner as a nominee, further on coming to know about the death of victim, the informant reached the place of occurrence and found the dead body of his daughter with marks on neck and her tongue was protruded.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that petitioner was married to Indradeo on 08.03.2005 and out of the wedlock, two children were born, who presently are aged about 17 years and 11 years. It is further submitted that petitioner and Rupesh were teachers in a government school and thus were known to each other. It is also submitted that petitioner was not even aware that Rupesh has performed his marriage with the deceased on 18.06.2025. It is further submitted that Rupesh after marriage was staying at Sultanganj, whereas petitioner was posted at Government Upgraded Middle School, Marangi at Katihar. It is further submitted that distance in between Katihar and Sultanganj is about 90 km, as such, it is submitted that it is not possible that petitioner would have met Rupesh on daily basis. It is also submitted that petitioner after 18.06.2025 had not taken any leave from the school also. It is reiterated and submitted that petitioner and Rupesh were known to each other from before and were on friendly term but then were not in an illicit relationship. It is further asserted and submitted that petitioner was not even aware that Rupesh got married as such whenever Rupesh called, she used to talk to him and even at times petitioner used to call and talked to Rupesh. It is next submitted that had the petitioner been in an illicit relationship with Rupesh, in that event, her husband would not have sworn the affidavit in the instant anticipatory bail application. It is also submitted that no doubt petitioner was added as a nominee in the bank account of Rupesh but then petitioner was not even aware of the said fact that Rupesh has added her as a nominee. It is next submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest tha