Nawal Sahni v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Cr. Misc. No. 15314 of 2025; order dated 16-06-2025; Rajesh Kumar Verma, J.; anticipatory bail refused/dismissed; pre-arrest bail; Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita 2023 Sections 80, 238, 3(5); Vaishali P.S. Case No. 398 of 2024; FIR dated 05.10.2024; murder/homicide of Soni Kumari; disposal of dead body; concealment of corpse; petitioners Nawal Sahni, Pavitri Devi @ Kabutri Devi, Chotu Kumar; informant/opposite party Ranjan Kumar; counsel Venkatesh Kirti; APP Uma Shankar Prasad Singh; JMFC Vaishali at Hajipur; District Vaishali, Bihar.
What did the court decide?
The court declined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 398 of 2024 pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Vaishali at Hajipur, considering the facts and circumstances placed before it (including the prosecution's case and the investigation-stage material produced by the APP); the prayer for anticipatory bail was refused.