Urmila Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7908 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2024 Thana- CHAINPUR District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Urmila Devi W/o- Sudama Gorh Village- Sirbit PS- Chainpur DistrictKaimur Bhabua ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Parwej Khan, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-03-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Rahul Gorh 7 years ago. It is alleged that after marriage, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, started demanding dowry and due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, daughter of informant was subjected to torture and harassment and thereafter, all the accused persons, including this petitioner, killed daughter of informant and cremated her dead body without giving any information to informant.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7908 of 2025(2) dt.04-03-2025 2/3 that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because she happens to be mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is victim of over implication. There is no specific allegation of demand of dowry or torture against this petitioner. Petitioner is separate in mess & property and has got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 27.06.2024. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7908 of 2025(2) dt.04-03-2025 3/3 Magistrate-II, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 231 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T