Lila Devi @ Lili Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Lila Devi @ Lili Devi and others v. The State of Bihar; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.17811 of 2026; decided 03-04-2026 by Justice Smt. Soni Shrivastava; anticipatory bail allowed; offences under Sections 108 and 3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; Madhepur P.S. Case No. 211 of 2025, District Madhubani; suicide of informant's daughter alleged due to physical and mental torture; general and omnibus allegations against entire family of in-laws; 46-day delay in FIR (occurrence 05.10.2025, FIR 21.11.2025); bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties; conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. and Section 482(2) BNSS 2023; advocates Prafull Chandra Jha, Keshav Kumar Jha (petitioners), Chandra Sen Prasad Singh (APP).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed: all six petitioners to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Court below, in connection with Madhepur P.S. Case No. 211 of 2025, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023.