Banti Devi @ Sangita Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 438 CrPC; Section 438(2) conditions; dowry death; Section 304(B) IPC; Sections 201/34 IPC; destruction of evidence; common intention; Jamo Bazar PS Case No.294 of 2023; Siwan; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.75909 of 2025; Satyavrat Verma J.; decided 26-11-2025; bail bonds Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; surrender within six weeks; sisters-in-law (Gotini) and father-in-law of deceased; acquittal of husband by trial Court; application dismissed as withdrawn for petitioner no.3 Rajeshwar Rai @ Rajeshwar Ravat.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner nos. 1, 2 and 4 (Banti Devi @ Sangita Devi, Krishnawati Devi @ Kisnawati Devi and Kanti Devi): release on arrest or surrender within six weeks on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions; application of petitioner no.3 (Rajeshwar Rai @ Rajeshwar Ravat) dismissed as withdrawn with permission.