Savitri Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail oral order dated 19-03-2026, Criminal Miscellaneous No.5306 of 2026, arising out of Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 333 of 2025 (Vaishali), Sections 80, 61(2), 3(5) B.N.S. (dowry death). Judge: Ramesh Chand Malviya. Petition infructuous for arrested petitioner nos. 1-3 (Savitri Devi, Dinesh Sahni, Vivek Kumar); bail granted to petitioner nos. 4 and 5 (Ruby Devi @ Bebi Kumari; Ram Chandra Sahni), married nanad-nandoi residing in Kolkata, not present at place of occurrence, death by asphyxia due to hanging, FSL negative; release on arrest/surrender within six weeks on Rs. 10,000/- bond each with two like sureties before ACJM-VI, Vaishali at Hajipur, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner nos. 4 and 5 (Ruby Devi @ Bebi Kumari and Ram Chandra Sahni): release on bail upon arrest or surrender before the trial court within six weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-VI, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 333 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S. The petition stood infructuous against petitioner nos. 1 to 3, who had been arrested during pendency.