Patna High Court
Isha @ Sneha KeshariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
Anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Isha (also known as Sneha) Keshari, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under IPC sections 498A, 306 and 34 relating to alleged dowry harassment and abetment of suicide. The prosecution alleged that the deceased, the sister of the informant, was harassed by several accused including the petitioner, leading to her suicide on 24 September 2022. The petitioner contended she was not an eye‑witness, had no direct involvement, and was implicated merely as the sister‑in‑law of the deceased, also highlighting her clean antecedents. The State opposed the bail, but the Court noted the general and omnibus nature of the allegations, the parity with co‑accused who had already been granted anticipatory bail, and the petitioner’s lack of direct culpability. Accordingly, the Court granted anticipatory bail subject to a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under the allegations of dowry harassment and abetment of suicide under IPC sections 498A, 306 and 34.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482(2)
- Indian Penal Code — s. 306, 34, 498A
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- dowry harassment
- abetment of suicide
- Indian Penal Code
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- criminal procedure
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83307 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-422 Year-2022 Thana- PATNA CITY CHOWK District- Patna
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Isha @ Sneha Keshari Wife of Vivek Kumar Sinha Resident of Macharhatta
Gali, P.S.- Khajekalan, District- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Satya Prakash Parasar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
3 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case
registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 306
and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, marriage of informant’s
sister was solemnized with co-accused Vikram Sinha in the year
2010 as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that after five
years of marriage, all the F.I.R. named accused persons,
including this petitioner, started torturing and harassing her for
dowry and subsequently, on 24.09.2022, the victim committed
suicide due to torture of these accused persons.
4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that
petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence.
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Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. Informant is
not an eye witness to the occurrence. Petitioner has falsely been
implicated in this case merely because she happens to be Gotni
(sister-in-law) of the deceased. Petitioner is separate in mess and
property and has got no concern with the affairs of deceased and
her husband. Allegation of torture and demand of dowry is
general and omnibus. As a matter of fact, the deceased herself
committed suicide and there is no allegation that this petitioner
played any role or instigated the deceased to commit suicide.
Moreover, similarly situated co-accused persons have already
been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Hon’ble
Court vide order dated 12.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 1827
of 2025. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the
petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, claim based on
parity and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for
grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. According, in the event of arrest or surrender within
eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, as named above, be
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enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten
thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-
VI, Patna City, Patna in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No.
422 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section
482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-
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