Poonam Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4009 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-273 Year-2021 Thana- KHUSRUPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Poonam Devi W/O Ajay Yadav R/O Village- Hardasbigha, P.S.- Khusrupur, District- Patna, At Present R/O Mohalla- Khusrupur, P.S.- Khusrupur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vikramdeo Singh- Advocate Mr. Satya Ranjan Sinha- Advocate Ms. Seema Kumari- Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Rita Verma- A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 302/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a woman and the informant alleges that his daughter was married to Awadhesh Yadav in the Year 2004 and out of the wedlock, two sons were born. It is next alleged that daughter was being tortured by her in-laws about which, she used to inform him. It is next alleged that even panchayati was carrying to settle the issues. It is next alleged that on 01.11.2021, his daughter was killed by strangulation and the informant was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4009 of 2022(2) dt.17-08-2022 2/2 informed about the same when his maternal grandson returned from school.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is next submitted that the informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. Further, the petitioner is the younger sister-in-law of the deceased and no specific allegation has been alleged against her. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on her furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Khusrupur P. S. Case No.273 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T