IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18895 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-269 Year-2023 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - UDA- KISHUNGANJ District- Madhepura ====================================================== 1. Indo Devi @ Indu Devi Wife of Bhola Mahto R/o Village-Gangora (Gangoura), Balu Tola, Ward No 02, P.S-Bihariganj, Dist-Madhepura 2. Bhola Mahto son of Late Gopali Mahto R/o Village-Gangora (Gangoura), Balu Tola, Ward No 02, P.S-Bihariganj, Dist-Madhepura 3. Abren Kumar @ Amrendra Kumar Son of Bhola Mahto R/o Village- Gangora (Gangoura), Balu Tola, Ward No 02, P.S-Bihariganj, Dist- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Lalita Devi wife of Awdhesh Mahto/ D/o Late Mohit Mahto R/o Village- Gangora Balu Tola, (Mohanpur) Ward No 02, P.S-Bihariganj, Dist- Madhepura Presently Resident of village- Gorihar, PS- Tikapatti, Dist- Purnia ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Asha Kumari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 06-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 342, 498(A) and 494 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and petitioner no. 1 is a woman and the complainant alleges that she was married Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18895 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 2/3 to Awadhesh Mahto in the year 2007 and three children were born out of the wedlock but then the accused persons started demanding dowry and on account of non-fulfillment of the demand of Rs.1 lakh, the complainant was ousted from her matrimonial home. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners being the mother-in-law, father-in-law and brother- in-law came to be falsely implicated in the instant case by the complainant. It is further submitted that whenever any dispute arises in between the husband and the wife, the entire family members are implicated in a mechanical manner with general and omnibus allegation. It is next submitted that it is the bounden duty of the husband to ensure well being of his wife. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, let the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18895 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 3/3 the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Complaint Case No. 269 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S. Kundan/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T