Nirmala Devi v. The State of Bihar
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Keywords: anticipatory bail; pre-arrest bail; apprehension of arrest; BNS Section 80 (dowry death offence); BNS Section 3(5) (group/common-intent liability); Section 482(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 bail conditions; omnibus allegations against parents-in-law and brother-in-law; post-mortem showing no mark of violence; cause of death asphyxia due to hanging; viscera report pending at Forensic Science Laboratory; marriage solemnized 2018 (death within seven years of marriage per State counsel); Indrapuri P.S. Case No. 61 of 2025, Rohtas; S.D.J.M. Dehri; bail bond Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties; Patna High Court CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS (CR. MISC.) No. 50686 of 2025; oral order of Harish Kumar, J dated 11-08-2025. Indexing relevance: example of anticipatory bail allowed for in-law relatives in a dowry-death-tainted FIR where post-mortem findings contradict the violence allegation and the marriage predates the occurrence.