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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15637 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-412 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAPAKAR District- Vaishali ======================================================
1. Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Ray Son of Baleswar Ray @ Valeshwar Ray Resident of Village- Andhar wara, Barati, P.S.- Rajapakar, District- Vaishali, Bihar
2. Lari Devi @ Lali Devi Wife of Baleswar Ray @ Valeshwar Ray Resident of Village- Andhar wara, Barati, P.S.- Rajapakar, District- Vaishali, Bihar
3. Baleswar Ray @ Valeshwar Ray Son of Late Kuldeep Ray Resident of Village- Andhar wara, Barati, P.S.- Rajapakar, District- Vaishali, Bihar
4. Reena Devi Wife of Harisankar Yadav @ Harishankar Ray Resident of Village- Andhar wara, Barati, P.S.- Rajapakar, District- Vaishali, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Chanda Kumari W/o Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Roy R/o Vill- Andhar Wara, Barati, P.S.- Rajapakar, Distt- Vaishali ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Ms. Rupa Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 14-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this anticipatory bail application with respect to Petitioner No. 1, namely Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Ray. 3. Permission, as prayed for, is accorded. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15637 of 2026(3) dt.14-07-2026 2/4
4. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application with regard to Petitioner No. 1, namely Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Ray, stands dismissed as withdrawn. 5. Petitioner Nos. 2, 3 and 4 apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 74 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.. 6. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that marriage of informant was solemnized with co-accused Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Ray and on 11.07.2025 at about 4 AM, when she woke up at her matrimonial house, she discovered about the illicit relations of her husband with her gotni (sister-in-law) and upon objection, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, abused and assaulted informant. 7. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence.
Petitioners are victim of over implication and have falsely been implicated in this case merely because Petitioner No. 1 happens to be mother-in-law, Petitioner No. 2 happens to be father-in-law and Petitioner No. 3 happens to be sister-in-law of the informant and there is matrimonial dispute between the informant and her husband. Petitioners are
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15637 of 2026(3) dt.14-07-2026 3/4 separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the affairs of the informant and her husband. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been levelled against these petitioners. Thrust of accusation is against husband of informant. 8. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 9. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and general and omnibus nature of accusation, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to Petitioner Nos. 2, 3 and 4 is allowed. 10. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named Petitioner Nos. 2, 3 and 4 be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail- bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case No. 412 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. 11. With the aforesaid directions, this application
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15637 of 2026(3) dt.14-07-2026 4/4 stands disposed of. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T