Manmatiya Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7882 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2020 Thana- KHIRI MORE District- Patna ====================================================== Manmatiya Devi Wife of Ramesh Yadav Resident of village -Taranpur, PSKhirimore, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Bihari Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 304(b), 328, 201, 120(B), 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. All the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner, on non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, in furtherance of the common intention are said to have committed murder of the daughter and natini of the informant by administering poison.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. She is mother-in-law of the deceased. She has been falsely implicated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7882 of 2025(2) dt.28-02-2025 2/2 in this case due to ulterior motive. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is totally false and based on concocted facts. She has no concern with daily affairs of the deceased Rubi Devi and her husband. It is further submitted that co-accused Ramesh Yadav and Paran Yadav @ Nawlesh Yadav, who are father-in-law and husband of the deceased Rubi Devi, respectively, have already been acquitted by the Trial Court. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and she has been languishing in custody since 19.04.2024.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the arguments of the parties as well as the period of custody, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/the Successor Court, in connection with Khirimore P.S. Case No.85 of 2020.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T