Sahnu Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8092 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-256 Year-2024 Thana- ROH District- Nawada ====================================================== Sahnu Khatoon W/O Somar @ Somar Seikh R/O Vill.- Koshi, Than a- Roh District-Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Roh P.S. Case No. 256 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The informant is father of the deceased. He has made allegation that he got an information on 26.08.2024 that the accused persons had committed murder of the deceased. He went to the matrimonial house of his daughter where he saw her dead body. Further allegation is that the petitioner along with other co-accused persons is said to have assaulted the daughter of the informant for demand of Rs.1,00,000/- as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent, she is mother-in-law of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8092 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 2/2 deceased having no concerned with the affairs of the couple. She is under custody since 27.08.2024. The petitioner has been made accused merely because she is mother of the husband of the deceased. It has also been submitted that, admittedly, the marriage was solemnized in the year 2020 and the deceased died in the year 2024. The deceased had a male child from wedlock of the couple. As such, the allegation of demand of dowry is a false allegation.

5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Roh P.S. Case No. 256 of 2024, subject to the following condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Neha/- U T