Patna High Court

Ram Parvesh RaiversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 7 January 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The Court held that the petitioners are entitled to bail, subject to the conditions of Section 482(2) of the BNSS 2023, as the allegations against them are not specific and the principal accused has already been released on bail.

Summary

The petitioners – Ram Parvesh Rai, Kanti Devi and Vijanti Devi – sought bail in a dowry‑death case where the deceased’s husband had already been granted bail. They were alleged to have participated in the torture and killing of the informant’s daughter for dowry, under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the BNS Act. The petitioners contended that the accusations were vague, that they were merely relatives of the deceased, and that they had clean antecedents. The State opposed the bail application. The Court, noting that the principal accused (the husband) was already on bail and that the allegations against the petitioners were not specific, ordered that they be released on bail if arrested within eight weeks, subject to a bond and the conditions of Section 482(2) of the BNSS 2023.

Issues considered

The appropriateness of granting bail to the petitioners in a dowry‑death case where the primary accused is already on bail
Whether the allegations against the petitioners are sufficiently specific to deny bail
Application of Section 482(2) of the BNSS 2023 in granting bail

Legislation cited

BNS — s. 3(5), 80
BNSS, 2023 — s. 482(2)

Subjects

dowry death
bail
Section 482
over‑implication
criminal procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86521 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-275 Year-2025 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali
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           1 . Ram Parvesh Rai Son of Ram Ishwar Rai R/o Village - Arthauli, P.S. and

                 Dist. - Vaishali.
           2.    Kanti Devi Wife of Ram Ishwar Rai R/o Village - Arthauli, P.S. and Dist. -

                 Vaishali.
           3.    Vijanti Devi Son of Ram Parvesh Rai R/o Village - Arthauli, P.S. and Dist. -

                 Vaishali.

                                                                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :

                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Bela Singh, Advocate

                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP

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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   07-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State .

                                 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case

                   registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and 3

                   (5) of BNS.

                                 3 . It is a case of dowry death . Informant’s daughter

                   was married with co-accused Akhilesh Kumar on 11.07.2024 ,

                   After sometime of marriage, these petitioners along with other

                   co-accused persons used to torture the deceased for dowry and
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          ultmately , killed the daughter of informant due to non-

          fulfillment of demand of dowry .

                       4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners

          that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no

          offence. Petitioner No. 1 is brother-in -law , petitioner No. 2

          mother-in -law and petitioner No. 3 is sisters-in -law (gotani ) of

          the deceased. They are simply victim of over implications. The

          allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather

          general and omnibus in nature . It is further submitted that the

          thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is in

          custody since 14.10.2025 . Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

                       5 . Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for

          bail.

                       6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the

          case, as the husband of the deceased has already been granted

          bail by this Hon’ble Court, let the above named petitioners, be

          released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before

          the learned Court below within a period of eight weeks from

          today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Twenty

          Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each

          to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class,

          Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No.
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                      275 of 2025 , subject to the condition as laid down under

                      Section 482 (2) of BNSS 2023 .



                                            (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-

U      T

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