Mahesh Raut v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18610 of 2026, decided 08-04-2026 by Justice Anil Kumar Sinha (oral order). Anticipatory bail application by Mahesh Raut (father-in-law) and Kushum Devi (nanad/married sister-in-law) in Ishuapur PS Case No. 134 of 2025 (dated 09.07.2025), Saran, under Sections 80/3(5) BNS 2023, alleging dowry demand (gold chain and motorcycle), torture and killing of the deceased on 08.07.2025 within one year of marriage. Court invoked presumption under Sections 117 and 118 Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023; anticipatory bail refused to petitioner no. 1 and granted to petitioner no. 2 (Rs. 10,000/- bond, two like sureties, four weeks to surrender before CJM Saran at Chapra, subject to Section 482(2) CrPC). Counsel: Shakti Suman Kumar for petitioners; Uday Pratap Singh for the State.
What did the court decide?
Application dismissed as regards petitioner no. 1 (Mahesh Raut); anticipatory bail granted to petitioner no. 2 (Kushum Devi) - upon arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, release on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran, at Chapra, subject to Section 482(2) CrPC conditions.