Patna High Court
CR. MISC./38312/2026 of Saroj Devi Vs The State of Bihar on 22 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38312 of 2026 Arising out of PS. Case No.-393 Year-2025 Thana- JAMOBAZAR District- Siwan ====================================================== Saroj Devi W/o Manjit Prasad @ Anjit Kumar R/o Vill- Jamo Mathiya, P.S- Jamo Bazar, Dist- Siwan
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38312 of 2026
Arising out of PS. Case No.-393 Year-2025 Thana- JAMOBAZAR District- Siwan ======================================================
Saroj Devi W/o Manjit Prasad @ Anjit Kumar R/o Vill- Jamo Mathiya, P.S- Jamo Bazar, Dist- Siwan
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Ms. Tanu Shree, Advocate
Mr. . Anil Chandra, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Anita Kumari, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
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ORAL ORDER
22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Jamo Bazar P.S. Case No. 393 of 2025 registered under Sections 80(2), 238 and 3(5) of BNS and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. Allegation in the F.I.R is that the marriage of the daughter of the informant was solemnized with Arun Kumar according to Hindu rites and rituals. After marriage, the family members of the matrimonial house of the daughter of the informant started torturing and demanding dowry and on account of non- fulfilment of the same she had been killed.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38312 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the case arises out of a typed application given by the informant and the petitioner happens to be the sister-in-law (Gotani) of the deceased. It is further submitted that the allegations in the FIR are general and omnibus in nature and as a matter of fact there is a delay of three days in lodging the FIR indicating the case being lodged after due thought and deliberation. It is also submitted that the children of the deceased are staying in the family of the husband and on such ground the husband of the deceased has already been granted regular bail vide order dated 16.04.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 2929 of 2026 (Annexure-P/2).
5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that there is delay in filing the FIR, coupled with the fact that there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioner and the husband of the deceased has already been granted bail, it is directed that the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38312 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026
petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Jamo Bazar P.S. Case No. 393 of 2025 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned where the case is pending/successor Court, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023.
Vikash/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T