Lakchminiya Devi @ Lakcho Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14611 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-517 Year-2020 Thana- AGAMKUAN District- Patna ====================================================== LAKCHMINIYA DEVI @ LAKCHO DEVI W/O UPENDRA CHAUHAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ARUKA AITAN BUDHAULI PS NAWADA DISTRICT NAWADA ... ... Petitioner/s
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THE STATE OF BIHAR BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Niranjan Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Binit Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-01-2022 Heard Mr. Niranjan Kumar Singh, learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of her arrest in connection with Agamkuan P.S. Case No. 517 of 2020 dated 12.08.2020 instituted for the offences under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner is the sister-in-law of the deceased (husband's sister).
The accusation in the FIR is of killing the deceased for non-fulfillment of dowry.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that she was married in another family, long
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14611 of 2021(2) dt.04-01-2022 2/2 time ago and only because she happens to be the sister of the husband of the deceased, she has been made accused in this case.
The husband of the deceased is in custody.
Regard being had to the aforestated facts, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, on her furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna City, Patna in connection with Agamkuan P.S. Case No. 517 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Ashutosh Kumar, J) krishna/- U T