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Parvati Devi v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC21 Jul 2026CR. MISC./45761/2026

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The Court declined anticipatory bail having regard to the seriousness of the allegations, the injuries found on the deceased, her death within a short period of marriage, and the petitioner's presence at the place of occurrence. ¶20

Parvati Devi Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45761 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2026 Thana- SUPAUL District- Supaul

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Parvati Devi W/o Shivshankar Mahto R/o Village and P.O. - Bairo, Ward no. 12, P.S. and Dist. - Supaul.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

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Renu Kumari W/o Shailendra Kumar Mahto R/o Village - Kadwa Bind Toli, Ward no. 1, P.S. - Nawgachia, Dist. - Bhagalpur.

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Neeraj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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2 21-07-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. 138 of 2026, registered for offences under Sections 80, 103(1), and 3(5) of the BNS.

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The prosecution case is that the deceased (daughter of informant Renu Devi) was subjected to torture by her in-laws for dowry and died an unnatural death within a year of marriage while being three months pregnant.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an elderly mother-in-law suffering from cardiac ailments (under treatment at AIIMS, Patna), with clean

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45761 of 2026(2) dt.21-07-2026 2/2

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antecedents and general allegations against her.

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Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail prayer, highlighting the gravity of the offence and physical injuries on the body of the deceased.

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Considering the seriousness of the allegations, the injuries found on the deceased, her death within a short period of marriage, and the petitioner's presence at the place of occurrence, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner is rejected.

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(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J)

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veena/-

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