Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.11946 of 2026, order dated 12-03-2026, Justice Purnendu Singh. Pre-arrest bail allowed to Umesh Sahni (s/o Satahu Sahani, Rewa Basantpur, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur) in Saraiya P.S. Case No.537 of 2024 charging Sections 80, 238, 61(2) BNS for dowry-linked murder and disposal of the informant's daughter. Grounds: similarity of petitioner's name with the husband 'Umesh Sahni/Sahani', implication merely on suspicion, and petitioner's denial of any relation with the matrimonial family; Section 80 BNS prima facie inapplicable. Bail bond Rs.10,000 with two like sureties; Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions; criminal-antecedent verification clause with automatic forfeiture. Counsel: Chandra Shekhar Anand (petitioner); Ajit Kumar, APP (State).
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No.537 of 2024, upon arrest or surrender before the learned district court within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-4th (West), Muzaffarpur/concerned court, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of BNSS of 2023; the order automatically loses force if undisclosed criminal antecedents are found.