Lilawati Devi vs State of Bihar — 547/2026

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 482. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 16th April 2026.

Case disposed

A.B.P - Anticipatory Bail Petition

CNR: BRRO010025192026

e-Filing Number

09-03-2026

Filing Number

2282/2026

Filing Date

09-Mar-2026

Registration No

547/2026

Registration Date

09-Mar-2026

Court

DJ Div. Rohtas

Judge

3-District And Additional Sessions Judge-1

Decision Date

16-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 14-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

48

Police Station

ROHTAS

Year

2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 482
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 115(2),126(2),352,88,85,3(5)
Dowry Prohibition (D.p) Act Section 3,4

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Lilawati Devi

    Adv. Nityanand Pandey

  2. 2.Jeetendra Kumar

    Adv. Nityanand Pandey

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.State of Bihar

  2. 2.Kajal Kumari

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 16-Apr-2026

    allowedView PDF

    Case Summary: 547/2026 The court granted pre-arrest bail to petitioners Lilawati Devi and Jeetendra Kumar (mother-in-law and father-in-law), who were accused of dowry harassment and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023. The judge found the allegations vague and lacking specific details, noting a 20-month delay between the victim leaving the matrimonial home and filing the FIR, suggesting manufactured charges arising from an underlying divorce dispute. The court released them on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties, imposing a condition that they endeavour for amicable reconciliation between the estranged couple. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-1

  4. 13-Apr-2026

    Order

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-1

  5. 07-Apr-2026

    Hearing

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-1

  6. 23-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-1

  7. 16-Mar-2026

    Daily OrderView PDF

  8. 16-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-1

  9. 13-Mar-2026

    Awaiting for Case Diary

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-1

  10. 11-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 09-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 547/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: 547/2026 The court granted pre-arrest bail to petitioners Lilawati Devi and Jeetendra Kumar (mother-in-law and father-in-law), who were accused of dowry harassment and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023. The judge found the allegations vague and lacking specific details, noting a 20-month delay between the victim leaving the matrimonial home and filing the FIR, suggesting manufactured charges arising from an underlying divorce dispute. The court released them on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties, imposing a condition that they endeavour for amicable reconciliation between the estranged couple. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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