Nirmala Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4492 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-376 Year-2020 Thana- JEHANABAD COMPLAINT CASE District- Jehanabad ====================================================== NIRMALA DEVI Wife of Late Amrendra Kumar Resident of village - Lakshmanpur Bathe, P.S.- Parasi, District - Arwal. At present New Area Maulabag, Back of Ashoka High School, Ward No.- 22, Biganbigha Road, P.S.- Daudnagar, District - Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Kumari Manju Sinha Wife of Brajesh Kumar @ Guddu D/O Late Surendra Prasad, Resident of village - Lakshmanpur Bathe, P.S.- Parasi, District - Arwal. At present Resident of village - Makarpur, P.S.- Makhdumpur, District - Jehanabad.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Santosh Chandra Bhaskar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rana Randhir Singh, APP.

Mr. Amrendra Kumar Singh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 06-04-2023 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 379, 504, 498A and 494 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegedly, the petitioner is said to have tortured upon the complainant in association of her family members over the dowry demand. They also ousted her from her matrimonial home.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is mother-in-law of the complainant. She is quite

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4492 of 2023(2) dt.06-04-2023 2/2 innocent and has committed no offence. No such occurrence as alleged ever took place. She has been falsely implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, as there is no specific overt act against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Complaint P.S. Case No. 376 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) divyanshi/- U T