Kusum Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.36705 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -70 Year- 2014 Thana -CHANDI District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ======================================================

1. Kusum Devi Wife of Mahesh Paswan resident of village - Gangaura, P.S. Chandi, District - Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lovekush Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. J.N. Thakur (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 31-08-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner happens to be mother- in-law of the deceased and is languishing in jail custody since 09.10.2014 in a case registered under section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. No doubt, the deceased died of burn injuries but it is an admitted position that the marriage of deceased was solemnized with the son of petitioner three years prior to her death and after marriage, she had spent her married life at her matrimonial home for near about three years. Moreover, the accusation of illegal demand is not specific against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36705 of 2015 (3) dt.31-08-2015 2/2 well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hilsa (Nalanda), in connection with Chandi P.S.Case No. 70 of 2014.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) Namita/- U T