Jareena Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7040 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2023 Thana- KURTHA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.

Jareena Khatoon wife of Nezam Ansari @ Nijamuddin Resident of village - Gangapur, P.S. Kurtha, Dist.- Arwal.

2.

Nezam Ansari @ Nijamuddin son of Late Barafati Resident of village - Gangapur, P.S.- Kurtha, Dist.- Arwal.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hafiz Shahbaz Arif, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 07-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Petitioners seeks regular bail they are in custody since 29.08.2024 in connection with Kurtha P.S. Case No. 139 of 2023, FIR dated 09.05.2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 120(B) and 34 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant solemnized the marriage of his daughter, namely, Khushnashiba Khatun, with co-accused Arshad Alam in the year 2018. After marriage the petitioners, along with other accused persons, started demanding a sum of Rs. 10,000/- as dowry and due to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7040 of 2025(2) dt.07-02-2025 2/3 non-fulfillment of the demand, the daughter of the informant has been strangulated to death on 07.05.2023.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased and they have falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of general and omnibus allegation. He further submits that on the date of occurrence some altercation between deceased and her husband took place and due to anger and frustration the deceased has committed suicide. He next submits that petitioners are old persons aged about 60 and 65 years respectively. They are in custody since 29.08.2024, charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Having regard to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that petitioners are old father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased, they have been in custody since 29.08.2024 and charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no likelihood that the petitioners will abscond and/or temper with the evidence, I am inclined to grant the petitioners privilege of regular bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7040 of 2025(2) dt.07-02-2025 3/3

7. This application is, accordingly, allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on regular bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Arwal, in connection with Kurtha Police Station Case No. 139 of 2023.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) Siwani/- U T