IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1950 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-266 Year-2025 Thana- MANIYARI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ashok Sahni @ Ashok Sahani @ Ashok Kumar S/O Late Asharfi Sahani @ Asharfi Sahni R/O Village- Pakahi, P.S- Maniyari, Distt.- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 07-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No. 266 of 2025 registered under Sections 80 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per the prosecution case, all the FIR named accused persons including this petitioner killed the sister of the informant for non-fulfillment of dowry demand. 4. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to dirty village politics. He further submits that petitioner is cousin father-in-law of the deceased and he has no concern with the deceased and her family members. The doctor has found the cause of death due to asphyxia as a result of ante Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1950 of 2026(3) dt.07-04-2026 2/2 mortem hanging. 5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail by contending that petitioner is named accused having specific allegation of his active involvement in the occurrence. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents. 6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. There is specific allegation against the petitioner in the offence which is supported by the witnesses. 7. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and nature of the accusation against the petitioner supported by witnesses, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. utkarsh/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T