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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53360 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2025 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== Tara Devi W/o Pankaj Prasad R/o Vill- Garkha Bazar, P.S.- Garkha, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 53723 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2025 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== Pankaj Prasad S/o- Tarkeshwar Prasad Vill- Garkha, P.S.- Garkha, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 53360 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Prem Kumar Jha (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 53723 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 07-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State (in both cases).
2. The petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offence under Sections 103(1), 118(2), 80, 351(2), 351(3) / 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per F.I.R., all the accused persons named in the F.I.R. including both petitioners killed the daughter of informant for dowry.
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4. Petitioner/Tara Devi (in Cr.Misc. No. 53360 of 2025) is sister-in-law (tsBkuh) and petitioner/Pankaj Prasad (in Cr.Misc. No. 53723 of 2025) is brother-in-law (tsB) of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the family affairs of deceased and her husband. The petitioners are in custody since 22.06.2025, having clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of petitioners.
6. However, considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as period of custody, both the bail petitions are allowed.
7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioners (in both cases) be released on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Saran at Chapra / concerned Court in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No. 224 of 2025.
anay (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T