IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38893 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2026 Thana- LALIT NARAYAN UNIVERSITY District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Ranjana Devi @ Ranjana Singh Wife of Chandra Prakash Singh R/o Teghra, Hasanpur, P.S-Teghra, District-Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Kanchan Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 22-06-2026 Heard Ms. Kanchan Jha,learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Satyendra Prasad, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 29.01.2026 in connection with LNMU P.S. Case No. 22 of 2026, F.I.R. dated 27.01.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 61 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. According to prosecution case, the informant alleged that the petitioner along with other co-accused persons killed his sister, namely, Anisha Kumari (now, deceased) due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and she has falsely been Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38893 of 2026(2) dt.22-06-2026 2/3 implicated in the present case merely on the basis that she is the mother-in-law of the deceased. From bare perusal of the FIR, it appears that there is no specific assault or overt act or demand of dowry against the petitioner rather the allegation levelled against her is general and omnibus in nature. In fact, after the child birth the deceased had developed severe health complications and during treatment she died. He further submits that husband of the deceased, who happens to be the son of the petitioner is in judicial custody since 29.01.2026 and police after investigation has submitted chargesheet. The petitioner is in custody since 29.01.2026. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Darbhanga in connection with L.N.M.U. P.S. Case No. 22 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38893 of 2026(2) dt.22-06-2026 3/3 on her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. Suruchi /- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T