Urmila Devi v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail granted to parents-in-law of the deceased – Offences under Sections 80, 238(b) & 3(5) of the BNS
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 30491 of 2026, decided 21-07-2026 by Harish Kumar, J. Anticipatory bail in Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 303 of 2025 (Thana Kalyanpur, District East Champaran) under Sections 80, 238(b) & 3(5) BNS — dowry death allegations, marriage 09.06.2025, death 31.07.2025. Petitioners Urmila Devi and Jay Lal Mahto (parents-in-law of the deceased, residing separately) granted bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks; cross FIR Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 322 of 2025 (death of the deceased's husband) noted; bail bonds Rs. 10,000 each with two like sureties; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; one bailor to be a close family member; court below: ACJM-12, Motihari. Counsel: Sanjay Kumar Tiwari for petitioners; Mritunjya Kr Nirala, APP for the State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000 each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-12, Motihari, East Champaran, in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 303 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with one bailor to be an own/close family member of the petitioners.