Shanti Devi @ Puja Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J.), order dated 16-01-2026 in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89618 of 2025: anticipatory bail application allowed for petitioners Shanti Devi @ Puja Devi and Arun Kumar, relatives of the deceased (described by counsel as her Gotani and Bhaisur), apprehending arrest in Dhanarua P.S. Case No. 217 of 2024 (G.R. No. 748 of 2024) registered under Sections 304(B)/34 IPC for alleged dowry death involving demand of one motorcycle and Rs. 50,000/-. Bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties; arrest/surrender within six weeks; conditions per Section 482(2) BNSS. Parity noted with co-accused Mantosh Kumar and Bhuneshwar Ram, previously granted regular bail.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners: release upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.