CR. MISC./6270/2026 of Mundeshwari Devi @ Bundeshwari Devi Vs The State of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6270 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2018 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali
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1. Mundeshwari Devi @ Bundeshwari Devi Wife of Virendra Paswan @
Devendra Paswan R/o Village - Chhitrauli, P.S.- Lalganj, Dist. - Vaishali.
2. Virendra Paswan @ Devendra Paswan Son of Late Dwarik Paswan R/o
Village - Chhitrauli , P.S.- Lalganj, Dist. - Vaishali.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Aniket Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
ORAL ORDER
3 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek bail in a case registered for
the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 120(B) and 201
of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners along
with other co-accused persons are said to have killed the
daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry
demand.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
the petitioners no.1 and 2 happen to be the mother-in-law and
father-in-law of the deceased, who are separate in mess and
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property and have no concern with the affairs of the deceased
and her husband. It is further submitted that the husband of the
deceased, who is primarily responsible for the welfare of his
wife, has surrendered before the Court and is in custody, which
fact has been brought on record by way of supplementary
affidavit. The petitioners are in custody since 05.10.2025.
5. Learned APP for the State opposed the grant of
bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information
Report.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and
circumstances and considering the fact that the husband of the
deceased, who is primarily responsible for the welfare of his
wife, is already in custody, let the above named petitioners,
who are senior citizens, be released on bail on furnishing bail
bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the
learned Additional Sessions Judge-14th, Vaishali,
Hajipur/concerned Court below in connection with Lalganj P.S.
Case No. 193 of 2018.
anand/-
(Soni Shrivastava, J)
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